Neopringlea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Salicaceae.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Salicaceae |
| Subfamily: | Salicoideae |
| Tribe: | Homalieae |
| Genus: | Neopringlea S.Watson |
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It is native to Mexico and Guatemala.[1]
The genus name of Neopringlea is in honour of Cyrus Pringle (1838–1911), an American botanist who spent a career of 35 years cataloguing the plants of North America. He was also a prolific collector and accomplished botanical explorer.[2] It was first described and published in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts vol.26 on page 134 in 1891.[1]
Known species
editAccording to Kew:[1]
- Neopringlea integrifolia (Hemsl.) S.Watson
- Neopringlea viscosa (Liebm.) Rose
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Neopringlea S.Watson | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.