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Heinsia
Sign in to saveHeinsia is a small genus of flowering shrubs or small trees in the family Rubiaceae. They are native to tropical Africa. The genus was first formally named in 1830 by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle.
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyRubiaceae
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 117
- With media
- 138
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Collections
- NY
- Recorded in
- Zimbabwe, Malawi, Gabon, Cameroon, Mozambique
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Heinsia is a small genus of flowering shrubs or small trees in the family Rubiaceae. They are native to tropical Africa. The genus was first formally named in 1830 by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle.
==Species== , the following five species are accepted in Plants of the World Online: Heinsia bussei Verdc. Heinsia crinita (Wennberg) G.Taylor Heinsia mozambicensis (Verdc.) J.E.Burrows & S.M.Burrows Heinsia myrmoecia (K.Schum.) N.Hallé Heinsia zanzibarica (Bojer) Verdc.
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