Neohemsleya is a genus of plant in family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1991.Pennington, Terence Dale. 1991. The Genera of Sapotaceae 175-177 (published by Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew)Tropicos, Neohemsleya T.D.Penn.
There is only one known species, Neohemsleya usambarensis, endemic to the Usambara Mountains of Tanzania.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesGovaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Pennington, D. (2001 publ. 2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Sapotaceae: 1-364. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
The species is listed as vulnerable.
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