''Carlowrightia henricksonii'' is a species of

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native to the far north of

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in northeastern

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. Like other members of the genus, commonly known as wrightworts, it is small shrub bearing inflorescences of lily-like flowers. No subspecies are listed in

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. It was first collected for scientific description by

Marshall Conring Johnston Marshall Conring Johnston (born May 10, 1930) is an American botanist who made several explorations in Mexico and specialized in plants in the family Gesneriaceae. Johnston was born in San Antonio in the family of Theodore Harris Johnston and Luci ...

and J. Crutchfield in 1960 and described by T.F. Daniel in 1983. It is named for American botanist James Solberg Henrickson.

References

Acanthaceae Flora of Tamaulipas Endemic flora of Mexico Plants described in 1983 {{Acanthaceae-stub