Henrya (plant)

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Henrya
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Subfamily: Acanthoideae
Tribe: Justicieae
Genus: Henrya
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Synonyms
  • BaillonacanthusKuntze
  • SolenoruelliaBaill.

Henrya is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae. [1]

Its native range is Arizona to Central America. It is found in the countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panamá. [1]

The genus name of Henrya is in honour of Aimé Constant Fidèle Henry (1801–1875), a French-born German bookseller in Bonn and member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. [2] It was first described and published in G.Bentham, Bot. Voy. Sulphur on page 148 in 1846. [1]

Known species, according to Kew: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Henrya Nees | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  2. Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN   978-0-8493-2676-9.