Heeria argentea

Heeria is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Anacardiaceae.^[2] The only species is Heeria argentea.^[2]

Heeria argentea
In Western Cape, South Africa
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Anacardiaceae
Subfamily:	Anacardioideae
Genus:	Heeria Meisn.
Species:	H. argentea
Binomial name
Heeria argentea (Thunb.) Meisn.
Synonyms[2][3]
Genus Anaphrenium E.Mey. ex Endl. Roemeria Thunb. Species Anaphrenium argenteum (Thunb.) E.Mey. Rhus argentea (Thunb.) Druce Rhus thunbergii Hook. Roemeria argentea (Thunb.) Thunb. Bumelia argentea (Thunb.) Roem. & Schult. Sideroxylon argenteum Thunb. Rhus argyrophylla C.Presl

It is native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.^[3] The genus name of Heeria is in honour of Oswald Heer (1809–1883), a Swiss geologist and naturalist.^[4] The Latin specific epithet of argentea refers to silvery.^[5] Heeria argentea was first described and published in Pl. Vasc. Gen. Vol.2 on page 55 in 1837.^[3]

References

1. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI); IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & von Staden, L. (2019). "Heeria argentea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T149511011A149511013. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
2. "Heeria Meisn. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
3. "Heeria argentea (Thunb.) Meisn. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
4. Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.
5. Lewis, Charlton (1891). An Elementary Latin Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199102051.