Hiernia Explained

Hiernia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae.^[1] It only contains one species, Hiernia angolensis S.Moore ^[2]

Its native range is Angola and Namibia.

The genus name of Hiernia is in honour of William Philip Hiern (1839–1925), a British mathematician and botanist.^[3] The Latin specific epithet of angolensis refers to coming from Angola.It was first described and published in J. Bot. Vol.18 on page 196 in 1880.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hiernia S.Moore Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 22 May 2021 . en.
2. Web site: Hiernia angolensis S.Moore Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 29 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.