''Heeria'' is a
monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...
genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s belonging to the family
Anacardiaceae. It only contains one species, ''Heeria argentea''
(Thunb.) Meisn.
It is native to the South African Republic, mainly the
Cape Provinces.
The genus name of ''Heeria'' is in honour of
Oswald Heer
Oswald Heer (or Oswald von Heer) (31 August 1809 – 27 September 1883), Swiss geologist and naturalist, was born at Niederuzwil in Canton of St. Gallen and died in Lausanne.
Biography
Oswald Heer was educated as a clergyman at Halle and ...
(1809–1883), a Swiss geologist and naturalist. The Latin
specific epithet
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
of ''argentea'' refers to silvery.
''Heeria argentea'' was first described and published in Pl. Vasc. Gen. Vol.2 on page 55 in 1837.
It has the following
synonyms
A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words ''begin'', ''start'', ''commence'', and ''initiate'' are all ...
; ''Anaphrenium argenteum'' , ''Rhus argentea'' , ''Rhus argyrophylla'' , ''Rhus thunbergii'' and ''Roemeria argentea''
References
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Anacardiaceae
Anacardiaceae genera
Monotypic plant genera
Plants described in 1837
Flora of the Cape Provinces