Henophyton
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| Henophyton | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Henophyton Coss. & Durieu |
| Synonyms | |
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Henonia Coss. & Durieu | |
Henophyton is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.[1][2] Its native range is northern Africa. It is found in the countries of Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia.[1]
The genus name of Henophyton is in honour of Jean Baptiste Adrien Hénon (1821–1896), a French military language interpreter, teacher of Arabic in Algeria and also plant collector.[3] It was first published and described in Bull. Soc. Bot. France Vol.2 on page 625 in 1855.[1]
Known species, according to Kew:[1]
- Henophyton deserti (Coss. & Durieu) Coss. & Durieu
- Henophyton zygarrhenum (Maire) Gómez-Campo