Hegnera is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Fabaceae. [2] The only species is Hegnera obcordata.[1]
| Hegnera | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Hegnera Schindl. (1924) |
| Species: | H. obcordata
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| Binomial name | |
| Hegnera obcordata (Miq.) Schindl. (1924)
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Its native range is Indo-China to western Malesia. It is found in the countries of Cambodia, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera, Thailand and Vietnam.[1]
The genus name of Hegnera is in honour of Johanna "Hansli" Cnefelius, née Hegner, a friend of the author of the genus, Anton Karl Schindler.[3] The Latin specific epithet of obcordata refers to the obcordate shape of the leaves.[4] Hegnera obcordata was first described and published in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Vol.20 on page 285 in 1924.[1]
Hegnera obcordata has the following synonyms; Desmodium obcordatum (Miq.) Kurz, Meibomia obcordata (Miq.) Kuntze and Uraria obcordata Miq..[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Hegnera obcordata (Miq.) Schindl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "Hegnera Schindl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 263. ISBN 9780958034180.