Hegnera Explained

Hegnera is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Fabaceae. [1] The only species is Hegnera obcordata.[2]

Its native range is Indo-China to western Malesia. It is found in the countries of Cambodia, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera, Thailand and Vietnam.

The genus name of Hegnera is in honour of Johanna "Hansli" Cnefelius, née Hegner, a friend of the author of the genus, Anton Karl Schindler.[3] The Latin specific epithet of obcordata refers to the obcordate shape of the leaves.[4] Hegnera obcordata was first described and published in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Vol.20 on page 285 in 1924.

Hegnera obcordata has the following synonyms; Desmodium obcordatum, Meibomia obcordata and Uraria obcordata .

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hegnera Schindl. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 10 September 2023 . en.
  2. Web site: Hegnera obcordata (Miq.) Schindl. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 23 September 2021 . en.
  3. 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 . 1 January 2021.
  4. Book: Sharr . Francis Aubi . George . Alex . Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings . 2019 . Four Gables Press . Kardinya, WA . 9780958034180 . 263 . 3rd.

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