Neobuchia
| Neobuchia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Neobuchia Urb. (1902)[2] |
| Species: | N. paulinae |
| Binomial name | |
| Neobuchia paulinae Urb. (1902)[3] | |
Neobuchia is a monotypic genus of flowering plant belonging to the family Malvaceae.[2] It only contains one known species, Neobuchia paulinae, commonly known as mapou blanc in Haitian Creole. It is a tree endemic to Haiti on the island of Hispaniola.[3]
Taxonomy
[edit]The genus name of Neobuchia is in honour of Wilhelm Buch (1862–1943), a German pharmacist and botanist.[4] The Latin specific epithet of paulinae refers to Wilhelm Buch's wife, Amalia Pauline Wilhelmine Buch. Both the genus and the species were first described and published in I.Urban, Symb. Antill. Vol.3 on page 319 in 1902.[2]
Description
[edit]It is a tree up to 20 meters tall, with noticeable thorns along the bark. It is found in both dry forest and humid forest at low elevations.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Modler, D. (2018). "Neobuchia paulinae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T121394865A121985950. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- 1 2 3 "Neobuchia Urb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- 1 2 "Neobuchia paulinae Urb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5.