| Neodriessenia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Neodriessenia M.P.Nayar |
Neodriessenia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae.
It is native to Borneo.
The genus name of Neodriessenia is in honour of Peter van Driessen (1753–1828), a Dutch doctor, pharmacist, chemist and botanist. He was also professor of medicine in Harderwijk and Groningen. It was first described and published in Bull. Bot. Surv. India Vol.16 on page 21 in 1977.
Known species
According to Kew:
- Neodriessenia candelabra C.Hansen
- Neodriessenia hirta (Ridl.) M.P.Nayar
- Neodriessenia pilosa M.P.Nayar
- Neodriessenia purpurea M.P.Nayar
- Neodriessenia scorpioidea (Stapf) M.P.Nayar
- Neodriessenia tectiflora C.Hansen
References
- ^ "Neodriessenia M.P.Nayar | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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| Neodriessenia | |