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Heeria (plant)

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Heeria is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Anacardiaceae.[1] The only species is Heeria argentea.[1]

It is native to the South African Republic, mainly the Cape Provinces.[2] The genus name of Heeria is in honour of Oswald Heer (1809–1883), a Swiss geologist and naturalist.[3] The Latin specific epithet of argentea refers to silvery.[4] Heeria argentea was first described and published in Pl. Vasc. Gen. Vol.2 on page 55 in 1837.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Heeria Meisn. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Heeria argentea (Thunb.) Meisn. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  3. ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.
  4. ^ Lewis, Charlton (1891). An Elementary Latin Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199102051.
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Heeria (plant): Brief Summary

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Heeria is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Anacardiaceae. The only species is Heeria argentea.

It is native to the South African Republic, mainly the Cape Provinces. The genus name of Heeria is in honour of Oswald Heer (1809–1883), a Swiss geologist and naturalist. The Latin specific epithet of argentea refers to silvery. Heeria argentea was first described and published in Pl. Vasc. Gen. Vol.2 on page 55 in 1837.

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