Henoonia | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Solanales |
Family: | Solanaceae |
Genus: |
Henoonia Griseb. |
Species: | H. myrtifolia
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Binomial name | |
Henoonia myrtifolia Griseb.
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Synonyms | |
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Henoonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae. [1] The only species is Henoonia myrtifolia. [2] It is native to Cuba. [2]
The genus name of Henonia is thought to be in honour of Jacques-Louis Hénon (1802–1872), a French republican politician. [3] The Latin specific epithet of myrtifolia 'myrtle-leaved' is derived from the Latin myrtus meaning ' myrtle', and folium meaning 'leaf'. [4] It was first described and published in Cat. Pl. Cub. on page 167 in 1866. [2]