Henleophytum

Henleophytum is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Henleophytum includes one species, Henleophytum echinatum, a woody twining vine with bristly fruits native to thickets on limestone in Cuba.

Henleophytum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Malpighiaceae
Genus: Henleophytum
H.Karst.
Species:
H. echinatum
Binomial name
Henleophytum echinatum
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Henlea Griseb.
  • Henlea echinata Griseb.
  • Henleophytum echinatum f. rotundifolium Urb. & Nied.
  • Henleophytum plumigerum Sauvalle

References

  1. "Henleophytum echinatum (Griseb.) Small". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  2. "Henleophytum echinatum (Griseb.) Small". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved June 27, 2024.


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