Heeria is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Anacardiaceae.[2] The only species is Heeria argentea.[2]
| Heeria argentea | |
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| In Western Cape, South Africa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Anacardioideae |
| Genus: | Heeria Meisn. |
| Species: | H. argentea
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| Binomial name | |
| Heeria argentea (Thunb.) Meisn.
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It is native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.[3] The genus name of Heeria is in honour of Oswald Heer (1809–1883), a Swiss geologist and naturalist.[4] The Latin specific epithet of argentea refers to silvery.[5] Heeria argentea was first described and published in Pl. Vasc. Gen. Vol.2 on page 55 in 1837.[3]
References edit
- ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI); IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & von Staden, L. (2019). "Heeria argentea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T149511011A149511013. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ a b c "Heeria Meisn. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Heeria argentea (Thunb.) Meisn. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 September 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.
- ^ Lewis, Charlton (1891). An Elementary Latin Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199102051.