Henoonia

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]

Henoonia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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
  • Castela brittonii (Small) Engl.
  • Castelaria brittonii Small
  • Bissea myrtifolia (Griseb.) V.R.Fuentes
  • Henoonia angustifolia Urb.
  • Henoonia brittonii (Small) Monach.

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
  1. "Henoonia Griseb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. "Henoonia myrtifolia Griseb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  3. Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. "Acacia myrtifolia". Australian Native Plants Society. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
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