About Nepsera aquatica (Aubl.) Naudin
Genus Classification
Nepsera is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae, with only one species: Nepsera aquatica (Aubl.) Naudin.
Species Native Range
This species is native to Tropical America, where it has been recorded in Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, Nicaragua, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, and the Windward Islands.
Genus Name Etymology
The genus name Nepsera honors Fridolin Karl Leopold Spenner (1798–1841), a German doctor and botanist who served as director of the university botanical garden in Freiburg and professor of medical botany.
Genus Synonym
Nepsera has one taxonomic synonym: Homonoma Bello.
Specific Epithet Etymology
The specific epithet aquatica comes from the Latin word "aquaticus", which means in water.
Publication Details
Both the genus and species were first described and published in Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, série 3, volume 13, page 28 in 1850.
