Hiernia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Orobanchaceae
Tribus: Buchnereae
Genus: Hiernia
Species: H. angolensis
Name

Hiernia S. Moore J. Bot. 18: 196. (1880)
monotypic taxon

References

Moore, S. Le Marchant (1880) Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 18: 196.
The Plant List 2013. Hiernia in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Feb. 18.
Tropicos.org 2014. Hiernia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Feb. 18.
International Plant Names Index. 2014. Hiernia. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 18 2014.

Hiernia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae.[1] It only contains one species, Hiernia angolensis S.Moore [2]

Its native range is Angola and Namibia.[2]

The genus name of Hiernia is in honour of William Philip Hiern (1839–1925), a British mathematician and botanist.[3] The Latin specific epithet of angolensis refers to coming from Angola. It was first described and published in J. Bot. Vol.18 on page 196 in 1880.[2]

References

"Hiernia S.Moore | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
"Hiernia angolensis S.Moore | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 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.