Aenhenrya Explained
Aenhenrya is a monotypic genus of terrestrial orchids that spread by means of underground rhizomes. Only one species is known, Aenhenrya rotundifolia, a very rare plant and endemic to southern India (within Kerala and Tamil Nadu).[1] [2]
The genus name of Aenhenrya is in honour of Ambrose Nathaniel Henry (b. 1936), Indian botanist with a focus on the flora of Southern India.[3] The Latin specific epithet of rotundifolia is Latin for round-leaved.[4] It was first described and published in J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. Vol.90 on page 270 (1993, published in 1994).[5] Then the species was first published in Novon Vol.7 on page 81 in 1997.[6]
The genus is recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service, but they do not list any known species.[7]
Others sources
- Pridgeon, A. M. et al., eds. 2003. Genera Orchidacearum. 3:66-68. (Oxford University Press)
Notes and References
- http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=3662 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/639900#page/81/mode/1up Kumas, C.S., & F.N. Rasmussen. 1997. Reappearance of Odontochilus rotundifolius Blatter and its transfer to Aenhenrya Gopalan (Orchidaceae). Novon 7: 81-84.
- Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition . Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2018 . 978-3-946292-26-5 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2018 . 187926901 . 1 January 2021.
- Book: Harrison, Lorraine . RHS Latin for Gardeners . 2012 . Mitchell Beazley . United Kingdom . 978-1845337315 .
- Web site: Aenhenrya Gopalan Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 29 January 2022 . en.
- Web site: Aenhenrya rotundifolia (Blatt.) C.S.Kumar & F.N.Rasm. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 29 January 2022 . en.
- Web site: Genus Aenhenrya Gopalan . npgsweb.ars-grin.gov . 29 January 2022.
