Neopringlea

Neopringlea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Salicaceae.

Neopringlea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Subfamily: Salicoideae
Tribe: Homalieae
Genus: Neopringlea
S.Watson
Synonyms
  • Henningsocarpum Kuntze
  • Llavea Liebm.

It is native to Mexico and Guatemala.

The genus name of Neopringlea is in honour of Cyrus Pringle (1838–1911), an American botanist who spent a career of 35 years cataloguing the plants of North America. He was also a prolific collector and accomplished botanical explorer. It was first described and published in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts vol.26 on page 134 in 1891.

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