Neosprucea
| Neosprucea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Salicaceae |
| Subfamily: | Salicoideae |
| Tribe: | Prockieae |
| Genus: | Neosprucea Sleumer |
| Species | |
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10-11; see text | |
Neosprucea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Salicaceae. There are ten species native to Panama and northern South America. The genus is distinctive in its poricidal anther dehiscence, large flowers (at least for the family), and usually acrodromous venation similar to that of the Melastomataceae. More than half of the species have been described since 2004.