Heeria argentea explained

Heeria is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Anacardiaceae.[1] The only species is Heeria argentea.

It is native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.[2] The genus name of Heeria is in honour of Oswald Heer (1809–1883), a Swiss geologist and naturalist.[3] The Latin specific epithet of argentea refers to silvery.[4] Heeria argentea was first described and published in Pl. Vasc. Gen. Vol.2 on page 55 in 1837.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Heeria Meisn. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 14 May 2021 . en.
  2. Web site: Heeria argentea (Thunb.) Meisn. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 23 September 2021 . en.
  3. Book: Quattrocchi, Umberto . CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L . CRC Press . Boca Raton, Florida . 2000 . 978-0-8493-2676-9.
  4. Book: Lewis, Charlton . An Elementary Latin Dictionary . Oxford University Press . Oxford . 1891 . 9780199102051.

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