Heynella Explained

Heynella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apocynaceae. The only species is Heynella lactea.^[1]

It is native to Java.

The genus name of Heynella is in honour of Karel Heyne (1877–1947), a Dutch botanist.^[2] It was first described and published in Blumea Vol.6 on page 381 in 1950.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Heynella Backer Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 26 May 2021 . en.
2. Book: Quattrocchi, Umberto . CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L . CRC Press . Boca Raton, Florida . 2000 . 978-0-8493-2676-9.