Heinsia | |
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Heinsia crinita | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Tribe: | Mussaendeae |
Genus: |
Heinsia DC. |
Heinsia is a small genus of flowering shrubs or small trees in the family Rubiaceae. [1] They are native to tropical Africa. [2] The genus was first formally named in 1830 by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle. [3]
As of December 2019 [update], the following five species are accepted in Plants of the World Online: [1]