Henrya_(plant) Knowpia

Henrya
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Acanthaceae
Subfamily:	Acanthoideae
Tribe:	Justicieae
Genus:	Henrya; Nees
Synonyms
	Baillonacanthus Kuntze ; Solenoruellia Baill. ;

Henrya is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae.^[1]

Its native range is Arizona to Central America. It is found in the countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panamá.^[1]

The genus name of Henrya is in honour of Aimé Constant Fidèle Henry (1801–1875), a French-born German bookseller in Bonn and member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.^[2] It was first described and published in G.Bentham, Bot. Voy. Sulphur on page 148 in 1846.^[1]

Known species, according to Kew:^[1]

Henrya insularis Nees
Henrya scorpioides (L.) Nees
Henrya tuberculosperma T.F.Daniel

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Henrya Nees | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.

[POWO-1] "Henrya Nees | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 May 2021.

[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.

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