Niemeyera is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1870.Mueller, Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von. 1870. Fragmenta Phytographiæ Australiæ 7: 114-115 in LatinTropicos, Niemeyera F. Muell. The entire genus is endemic to Australia (States of Queensland and New South Wales).Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Its closest relative is Pycnandra from New Caledonia.Swenson, U., S. Nylinder, and J. Munzinger. (2013) Towards a Natural Classification of Sapotaceae Subfamily Chrysophylloideae in Oceania and Southeast Asia Based on Nuclear Sequence Data.” Taxon 62 (4): 746–70.
Species Four species are accepted. Niemeyera chartacea (F.M.Bailey) C.T.White - Queensland Niemeyera discolor – Queensland Niemeyera prunifera (F.Muell.) F.Muell. - Queensland Niemeyera whitei (Aubrév.) Jessup - Queensland, New South Wales
formerly included now in other genera: Amorphospermum Chrysophyllum Pycnandra
homonym genus 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.
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