Neohemsleya Explained

Neohemsleya is a genus of plant in family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1991.^{[1] [2]}

There is only one known species, Neohemsleya usambarensis, endemic to the Usambara Mountains of Tanzania.^{[3] [4]}

The species is listed as vulnerable.

Notes and References

1. Pennington, Terence Dale. 1991. The Genera of Sapotaceae 175-177 (published by Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew)
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/50040433 Tropicos, Neohemsleya T.D.Penn.
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=133775 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Pennington, D. (2001 publ. 2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Sapotaceae: 1-364. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.