Neomezia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Primulaceae endemic to Cuba, which only contains one known species, Neomezia cubensis (Radlk.) Votsch.
Description Neomezia is a dwarf shrub that is tall.Neomezia cubensis (Radlk.) Votsch. (n.d.). New York Botanical Garden. Retrieved January 25, 2025, from https://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/world-flora/monographs-details/?irn=20029
Taxonomy It was published by Oskar Hermann Wilhelm Votsch in 1904.Votsch, W. (1904). Neue systematisch-anatomische Untersuchungen von Blatt und Achse der Theophrastaceen. Subspecies It has an accepted subspecies, Neomezia cubensis subsp. oligospinosa which is native to north-western Cuba. Etymology The genus name of Neomezia is in honour of Carl Christian Mez (1866–1944), a German botanist and university professor. The Latin specific epithet of cubensis means "of Cuba" (where the plant was found).
Habitat It occurs in deciduous forests on limestone.
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