Henonia
| Henonia | |
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| File:Henonia scoparia.jpg | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaranthoideae |
| Genus: | Henonia Moq. |
| Species: | H. scoparia
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| Binomial name | |
| Henonia scoparia | |
Henonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae.[2] It only contains one species, Henonia scoparia.[3]
It is native to Madagascar,[3] where it is known as kifafalahy.[1]
Description
[edit | edit source]Henonia scoparia is a shrub or small tree which grows from 1 to 2.5 meters tall. Flowers appear in March, and it fruits starting in November.[1]
Range and habitat
[edit | edit source]Henonia scoparia is endemic to southwestern Madagascar, in former Toliara Province. It is known from four herbarium specimens, with three known locations. Based on these collections, the species' estimated extent of occurrence (EOO) is 7,150 km2, and its area of occupancy (AOO) is 16 km2.[1]
It is found in dry forest, bushland, dunes, and thickets in the Madagascar succulent woodlands and Madagascar spiny thickets ecoregions, between 100 and 520 meters elevation.[1]
Little is known about the population size of the species. The species' native habitat is threatened with degradation by human activity.[1]
Name
[edit | edit source]The genus name of Henonia is in honour of Jacques-Louis Hénon (1802–1872), a French republican politician.[4] The Latin specific epithet of scoparia refers to broom, from scopae.[5] It was first described and published in (A.P.de Candolle), Prodr. Vol.13 (Issue 2) on page 237 in 1849.[3]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c d e f Faranirina, L. 2021. Henonia scoparia (amended version of 2019 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T127858829A194109850. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T127858829A194109850.en. Accessed 21 September 2022.
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