Neomezia


Neomezia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Primulaceae endemic to Cuba, which only contains one known species, Neomezia cubensis Votsch.

Description

Neomezia is a 0.3 m tall dwarf shrub.

Taxonomy

It was published by Oskar [Hermann Wilhelm Votsch] in 1904.

Subspecies

It has an accepted subspecies, Neomezia cubensis [subsp. oligospinosa|Neomezia cubensis subsp. oligospinosa] which is native to north-western Cuba.

Etymology

The genus name of Neomezia is in honour of Carl [Christian Mez], a German botanist and university professor. The Latin specific epithet of cubensis means "of Cuba".

Ecology

Habitat

It occurs in deciduous forests on limestone.