Neocussonia
Neocussonia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Araliaceae.
| Neocussonia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Araliaceae |
| Genus: | Neocussonia Hutch. |
Its native range is Tanzania to s. Africa and Madagascar. It is also found in the Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, the Northern Provinces (regions of South Africa), Malawi, Mozambique, Eswatini and Zimbabwe.
The genus name of Neocussonia is in honour of Pierre Cusson (1727–1783), a French botanist who specialised in Umbelliferae, and it was first described and published in Gen. Fl. Pl. Vol.2 on page 79 in 1967.
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