Neohenricia

Neohenricia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Aizoaceae, native to South Africa.[2] Low-lying succulents, they are found in places that can collect a little water, such as crevices and pans, on sandstone or dolorite, in areas that get at least 200 mm of rainfall annually.[3]

Neohenricia
Neohenricia sibbettii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Subfamily: Ruschioideae
Tribe: Ruschieae
Genus: Neohenricia
L.Bolus[1]
Species

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Synonyms[2]

Henricia L.Bolus

The genus was named after Swiss-born South African plant physiologist Marguerite Gertrud Anna Henrici.[4]

Species

Currently accepted species include:[2]

References

  1. J. S. African Bot. 4: 51 (1938)
  2. "Neohenricia L.Bolus". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  3. Illustrated handbook of succulent plants. Aizoaceae. Heidrun E. K. Hartmann. Berlin: Springer. 2002. p. 186. ISBN 3-540-41691-9. OCLC 47018548.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. "Henrici, Marguerite Gertrude Anna (1892-1971) on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
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