Heeria argentea

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Heeria argentea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Subfamily: Anacardioideae
Genus: Heeria
Meisn.
Species:
H. argentea
Binomial name
Heeria argentea
(Thunb.) Meisn.
Synonyms [1] [2]

Genus

  • AnaphreniumE.Mey. ex Endl.
  • RoemeriaThunb.

Species

  • Anaphrenium argenteum(Thunb.) E.Mey.
  • Rhus argentea(Thunb.) Druce
  • Rhus thunbergiiHook.
  • Roemeria argentea(Thunb.) Thunb.
  • Bumelia argentea(Thunb.) Roem. & Schult.
  • Sideroxylon argenteumThunb.
  • Rhus argyrophyllaC.Presl

Heeria is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Anacardiaceae. [1] The only species is Heeria argentea. [1]

It is native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. [2] The genus name of Heeria is in honour of Oswald Heer (1809–1883), a Swiss geologist and naturalist. [3] The Latin specific epithet of argentea refers to silvery. [4] Heeria argentea was first described and published in Pl. Vasc. Gen. Vol.2 on page 55 in 1837. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Heeria Meisn. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Heeria argentea (Thunb.) Meisn. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  3. Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN   978-0-8493-2676-9.
  4. Lewis, Charlton (1891). An Elementary Latin Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN   9780199102051.