Niemeyera

Niemeyera is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1870.^[2][3] The entire genus is endemic to Australia (States of Queensland and New South Wales).^[4] Its closest relative is Pycnandra from New Caledonia.^[5]

Niemeyera
Niemeyera whitei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Sapotaceae
Subfamily:	Chrysophylloideae
Genus:	Niemeyera F.Muell. 1870, conserved name, not F.Muell. 1867 (syn of Apostasia in Orchidaceae)[1]

Species

Four species are accepted.^[6]

1. Niemeyera chartacea (F.M.Bailey) C.T.White - Queensland
2. Niemeyera discolor Jessup – Queensland
3. Niemeyera prunifera (F.Muell.) F.Muell. - Queensland
4. Niemeyera whitei (Aubrév.) Jessup - Queensland, New South Wales

formerly included^[4]

now in other genera: Amorphospermum Chrysophyllum Pycnandra

• N. acuminata - Pycnandra acuminata
• N.antiloga - Amorphospermum antilogum
• N. balansae - Pycnandra balansae
• N. deplanchei - Pycnandra deplanchei
• N. francii - Pycnandra francii
• N. gatopensis - Pycnandra blanchonii
• N. lissophylla - Pycnandra lissophylla
• N. papuana - Chrysophyllum roxburghii
• N. sessilifolia - Pycnandra sessilifolia

homonym genus^[4]

In 1867, Muller used the name Niemeyera to refer to a very different plant, now placed in the Orchidaceae. This name, although older than the 1870 name in the Sapotaceae, is now considered a rejected name. Hence:

• Niemeyera F.Muell. 1867 - syn of Apostasia Blume 1825
• Niemeyera stylidioides F.Muell. - syn of Apostasia wallichii R.Br.