Biology:Heynella

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Short description: Genus of plants

Heynella
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Tribe: Marsdenieae
Genus: Heynella
Backer
Species:
H. lactea
Binomial name
Heynella lactea
Backer

Heynella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apocynaceae. The only species is Heynella lactea.[1]

It is native to Java.[1]

The genus name of Heynella is in honour of Karel Heyne (1877–1947), a Dutch botanist.[2] It was first described and published in Blumea Vol.6 on page 381 in 1950.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Heynella Backer | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:3415-1. 
  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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15972116 entry