Neobracea is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1905. It was first given the name Bracea, but this turned out to be an illegitimate homonym. In other words, somebody else had already used it for another plant. Neobracea is native to Cuba and the Bahamas.[1][2]

Neobracea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Apocynoideae
Tribe: Malouetieae
Genus: Neobracea
Britton 1920
Synonyms[1]

Bracea Britton 1905, illegitimate homonym, not King 1895

Species[1]
  1. Neobracea acunana Lippold - E Cuba
  2. Neobracea angustifolia Britton - W Cuba
  3. Neobracea bahamensis (Britton) Britton - Bahamas, Cuba
  4. Neobracea ekmanii Urb. - E Cuba
  5. Neobracea howardii Woodson - EC Cuba
  6. Neobracea martiana Borhidi & O.Muñiz - E Cuba
  7. Neobracea susannina Borhidi - E Cuba
  8. Neobracea valenzuelana (A.Rich.) Urb. - Cuba

References

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  1. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.