Neomillspaughia
| Neomillspaughia | |
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| Neomillspaughia emarginata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Polygonaceae |
| Subfamily: | Eriogonoideae |
| Genus: | Neomillspaughia S.F.Blake |
| Species[1] | |
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Neomillspaughia is a genus of plants in the family Polygonaceae with three known species in southeastern Mexico and Central America.[1]
- Neomillspaughia emarginata (H.Gross) S.F.Blake
- Neomillspaughia hondurensis J.J.Ortíz & Arnelas
- Neomillspaughia paniculata (Donn.Sm.) S.F.Blake
The genus was first described by Sidney Fay Blake in 1921. He named the reclassified genus after Charles Frederick Millspaugh in recognition of Millspaugh's extensive collecting in Southeastern Mexico and the West Indies.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Neomillspaughia S.F.Blake". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ^ JSTOR, Global Plants. "Millspaugh, Charles Frederick (1854-1923)". Ithaka. Retrieved 14 June 2021.