Neocussonia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Araliaceae.[1]
| Neocussonia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Araliaceae |
| Genus: | Neocussonia Hutch. |
Its native range is Tanzania to s. Africa and Madagascar. It is also found in the Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, the Northern Provinces (regions of South Africa), Malawi, Mozambique, Eswatini and Zimbabwe.[1]
The genus name of Neocussonia is in honour of Pierre Cusson (1727–1783), a French botanist who specialised in Umbelliferae,[2] and it was first described and published in Gen. Fl. Pl. Vol.2 on page 79 in 1967.[1]
Known species
editAccording to Kew:[1]
- Neocussonia bojeri (Seem.) Hutch.
- Neocussonia bracteolifera (Frodin) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin
- Neocussonia capuroniana (Bernardi) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin
- Neocussonia favargeri (Bernardi) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin
- Neocussonia fosbergiana (Bernardi) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin
- Neocussonia frodiniana (Bernardi) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin
- Neocussonia halleana (Bernardi) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin
- Neocussonia litoralis (Bernardi) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin
- Neocussonia longipedicellata (Lecomte) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin
- Neocussonia lukwangulensis (Tennant) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin
- Neocussonia moratii (Bernardi) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin
- Neocussonia rainaliana (Bernardi) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin
- Neocussonia staufferiana (Bernardi) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin
- Neocussonia umbellifera (Sond.) Hutch.
- Neocussonia vantsilana (Baker) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin
- Neocussonia weibeliana (Bernardi) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Neocussonia Hutch. | 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] (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.