''Hiernia'' 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

Orobanchaceae Orobanchaceae, the broomrapes, is a family of mostly parasitic plants of the order Lamiales, with about 90 genera and more than 2000 species. Many of these genera (e.g., ''Pedicularis'', ''Rhinanthus'', ''Striga'') were formerly included in the ...

. It only contains one species, ''Hiernia angolensis'' S.Moore Its native range is Angola and Namibia. The genus name of ''Hiernia'' is in honour of

William Philip Hiern William Philip Hiern (19 January 1839 – 28 November 1925) was a British mathematician and botanist. Life Hiern attended St. John's College, Cambridge, from 1857 to 1861 and attained a "first class degree" in mathematics. Later, in 1886 ...

(1839–1925), a British mathematician and botanist. 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.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q9003722 Orobanchaceae Orobanchaceae genera Plants described in 1880 Flora of Angola Flora of Namibia