Henriettea
Encyclopedia
Henriettea is a flowering plant
genus
in the family
Melastomataceae
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Species
include:
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Melastomataceae
Melastomataceae
right|thumb|200px|Characteristic venation of many melastomesThe family Melastomataceae is a taxon of dicotyledonous flowering plants found mostly in the tropics comprising some 200 genera and 4500 species...
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Species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
include:
- Henriettea granularisHenriettea granularisHenriettea granularis is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Cuba. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Areces-Mallea, A.E. 1998. . Downloaded on 21 August 2007....
- Henriettea granulata O.Berg & Triana
- Henriettea membranifoliaHenriettea membranifoliaHenriettea membranifolia is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Puerto Rico.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on August 21, 2007....
- Henriettea punctataHenriettea punctataHenriettea punctata is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Cuba.-Source:* Areces-Mallea, A.E. 1998. . Downloaded on 21 August 2007....
- Henriettea squamataHenriettea squamataHenriettea squamata is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Cuba.-Source:* Areces-Mallea, A.E. 1998. . Downloaded on 21 August 2007....