Henriettea

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Henriettea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Henriettea
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Synonyms [1]
  • HenriettellaNaudin
  • LlewelyniaPittier
  • PhyllopusDC.

Henriettea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae, with some 399 species accepted. [2] It is distributed in the Americas. [1] Some species in the genus are known commonly as camasey., [3] though the common name camasey may also refer to plants of genus Miconia .

Species accepted as of March 2021 are: [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Henriettea. Kew Science Plants of the World Online.
  2. ↑ iNaturalist
  3. ↑ Henriettea. United States Department of Agriculture NRCS Plants Database.
  4. ↑ "Henriettea DC". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 March 2021.


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