Heinsenia (Rubiaceae)

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Dialypetalanthoideae
Tribus: Gardenieae
Genus: Heinsenia
Species: H. diervilleoides

Name

Heinsenia K.Schum., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 23(4): 453. (1897)

• monotypic taxon
• Type species: Heinsenia diervilleoides K.Schum.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West-Central Tropical Africa Rwanda, Zaïre. Northeast Tropical Africa Sudan. East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, South Tropical Africa Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schumann, K. 1897. Rubiaceae africanae. (Schluss). Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 23(4): 449–470. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Heinsenia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb. 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Heinsenia. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 29 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Heinsenia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Feb. 2020.