Neea
Neea is a genus of plants in family Nyctaginaceae from the Caribbean region, Central and South America. Members of the genus are commonly called Nia, Neea, or saltwood.
The genus was named by botanists José Pavón and Hipólito Ruiz in honor of Luis Née, a botanist on the Malaspina Expedition.
42 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Neea psychotrioides
speciesNeea psychotrioides
Neea buxifolia
speciesNeea buxifolia
Neea theifera
speciesNeea theifera
Neea tenuis
speciesNeea tenuis
Neea turbinata
speciesNeea turbinata
Neea pendulina
speciesNeea pendulina
Neea floribunda
speciesNeea floribunda
Neea alumnorum
speciesNeea alumnorum
Neea coccinea
speciesNeea coccinea
Neea elegans
speciesNeea elegans
Neea amplifolia
speciesNeea amplifolia
Neea mollis
speciesNeea mollis
Neea hermaphrodita
speciesNeea hermaphrodita
Neea pittieri
speciesNeea pittieri
Neea bradeana
speciesNeea bradeana
Neea ovalifolia
speciesNeea ovalifolia
Neea fagifolia
speciesNeea fagifolia
Neea orosiana
speciesNeea orosiana
Neea delicatula
speciesNeea delicatula
Neea oppositifolia
speciesNeea oppositifolia
Neea collina
speciesNeea collina
Neea macrophylla
speciesNeea macrophylla
Neea stenophylla
speciesNeea stenophylla
Neea hirsuta
speciesNeea hirsuta
Neea constrictoides
speciesNeea constrictoides
Neea williamsii
speciesNeea williamsii
Neea parviflora
speciesNeea parviflora
Neea pulcherrima
speciesNeea pulcherrima
Neea divaricata
speciesNeea divaricata
Neea verticillata
speciesNeea verticillata
Neea acuminatissima
speciesNeea acuminatissima
Neea constricta
speciesNeea constricta
Neea subcoccinea
speciesNeea subcoccinea
Neea chiapensis
speciesNeea chiapensis
Neea spruceana
speciesNeea spruceana
Neea darienensis
speciesNeea darienensis
Neea amplexicaulis
speciesNeea amplexicaulis
Neea longipedunculata
speciesNeea longipedunculata
Neea ekmanii
speciesNeea ekmanii
Neea grandis
speciesNeea grandis
Neea uleana
speciesNeea uleana
Neea robusta
speciesNeea robusta
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Neea in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 185685.