Biology:Henoonia

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Henoonia
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Henoonia
Griseb.
Species:
H. myrtifolia
Binomial name
Henoonia myrtifolia
Griseb.
Synonyms
  • Henoonia angustifolia Castela brittonii
  • (Small) Engl. Small
  • Urb. Henoonia brittonii (Small) Monach.
  • Bissea myrtifolia Castelaria brittonii
  • (Griseb.) V.R.Fuentes

Henoonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae.[1] The only species is Henoonia myrtifolia.[2] It is native to Cuba.[2]

The genus name of Henonia is thought to be in honour of Jacques-Louis Hénon (1802–1872), a French republican politician.[3] The Latin specific epithet of myrtifolia 'myrtle-leaved' is derived from the Latin myrtus meaning 'myrtle', and folium meaning 'leaf'.[4] It was first described and published in Cat. Pl. Cub. on page 167 in 1866.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15935413 entry