Neocussonia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Araliaceae |
Genus: | Neocussonia Hutch. |
Neocussonia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Araliaceae.[1]
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.[1]
The genus name of Neocussonia is in honour of Pierre Cusson (1727–1783), a French botanist who specialised in Umbelliferae,[2] and it was first described and published in Gen. Fl. Pl. Vol.2 on page 79 in 1967.[1]