Henrya (Acanthaceae)

Henrya insularis, illustration from protologue

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Acanthaceae
Subfamilia: Acanthoideae
Tribus: Justicieae
Subtribus: Tetrameriinae
Genus: Henrya
Species: H. insularis – H. scorpioides – H. tuberculosperma

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Henrya in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 06. Reference page.

Name

Henrya Nees in G.Bentham, Bot. Voy. Sulphur: 148, t. 49 (1846)

• nom. rej. vs. Tetramerium Nees (1846)
• Type species: Henrya insularis Nees

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Baillonacanthus Kuntze, T.E.von Post & C.E.O.Kuntze, Lex. Gen. Phan.: 58 (1903)
  • Solenoruellia Baill., Hist. Pl. 10: 445 (1891)

Homonyms

• Henrya Hemsl. (1889), nom. illeg. = replaced by Neohenrya Hemsl. (Apocynaceae)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Southern Central USA Arizona Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bentham, G. 1844–1846. The botany of the voyage of H.M.S. Sulphur, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R.N., C.B., F.R.G.S, etc. during the years 1836–42. 195 pp., 60 tt. Smith, Elder and Co., London. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Henrya in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 05. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Henrya. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 05. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Henrya. Published online. Accessed: November 05 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Henrya. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 November 2022.

Vernacular names

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