Neonicholsonia

Neonicholsonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the palm family native to Central America (Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama). The sole species is Neonicholsonia watsonii. The genus and species names honor George Nicholson, a former curator of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and his successor William Watson.

Neonicholsonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Arecoideae
Tribe: Euterpeae
Genus: Neonicholsonia
Dammer
Species:
N. watsonii
Binomial name
Neonicholsonia watsonii
Synonyms
  • Neonicholsonia georgei Dammer
  • Woodsonia scheryi L.H.Bailey
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