Neea

  • Authority

    Acevedo-Rodríguez, Pedro & collaborators. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78: 1-581.

  • Family

    Nyctaginaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Neea

  • Description

    Genus Description - Dioecious shrubs or trees. Leaves opposite, verticillate or rarely alternate. Flowers unisexual, usually with abortive organs sex, small, in axillary or terminal cymes; bracts and bracteoles minute; staminate perianth urceolate, globose, or elongate, 4-5- toothed; stamens 5-10, included, the filaments unequal, inserted at the base of the perianth; pistillode reduced; pistillate perianth urceolate or tubular, 4-5 toothed, sterile stamens inserted at base of ovary; style included, the stigma many-branched. Anthocarp fleshy without glands, the endocarp hard, striate.

    Distribution and Ecology - About 70 species, from tropical America.