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 | |
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Neohenricia sibbettii | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Aizoaceae |
Subfamily: | Ruschioideae |
Tribe: | Ruschieae |
Genus: | Neohenricia L.Bolus[1] |
Species | |
See text | |
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]
- Neohenricia sibbettii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus
- Neohenricia spiculata S.A.Hammer
References
- J. S. African Bot. 4: 51 (1938)
- "Neohenricia L.Bolus". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- Illustrated handbook of succulent plants. Aizoaceae. Heidrun E. K. Hartmann. Berlin: Springer. 2002. p. 186. ISBN 3-540-41691-9. OCLC 47018548.
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: CS1 maint: others (link) - "Henrici, Marguerite Gertrude Anna (1892-1971) on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
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