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Heeria is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Anacardiaceae.[2] The only species is Heeria argentea.[2]
| Heeria argentea | |
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| In Western Cape, South Africa | |
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] | |
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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]
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