Neea
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NEEA may refer to: * National Education Examinations Authority, an independent non-profit institution under the Ministry of Education of China * National Environmental Education Act, an act of the United States Congress to promote environmental education * Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, a non-profit organization working to accelerate energy efficiency in the Pacific Northwest
Neea is a genus of plants in family Nyctaginaceae from the Caribbean region, Central and South America. Members of the genus are commonly called Nia, Neea, or saltwood. The genus was named by botanists José Pavón and Hipólito Ruiz in honor of Luis Née, a botanist on the Malaspina Expedition. It was first described and published in Fl. Peruv. Prodr. on page 52 in 1794. It is native to Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, the southwest Caribbean, Suriname, Venezuela and Venezuelan Antilles. ==Species== 88 species are currently accepted.: ==References== ==External links== Plant Illustrations -- Neea
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