''Deherainia'' is a genus of plants in the family

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, native to

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Deherainia smaragdina - Palmengarten Frankfurt - DSC01812

Taxonomy

It was published by

Joseph Decaisne Joseph Decaisne (7 March 1807 – 8 January 1882) was a French botanist and agronomist. He became an ''aide-naturaliste'' to Adrien-Henri de Jussieu (1797–1853), who served as the chair of rural botany. It was during this time that he began to ...

in 1876.Decaisne, J. (1876)
Note sur quelques plantes du groupe des Théophrastées.
/ref>''Deherainia'' Decne. (n.d.-b). International Plant Names Index. Retrieved January 25, 2025, from https://www.ipni.org/n/27294-1 The type species is '' Jacquinia smaragdina'' .

Species

The genus has two species:''Deherainia'' Decne. (n.d.-c). WFO Plant List. Retrieved January 25, 2025, from https://wfoplantlist.org/taxon/wfo-4000010975-2024-12?page=1 *'' Deherainia matudae'' *'' Deherainia smaragdina''

Formerly included

*''Deherainia cubensis'' is a synonym of '' Neomezia cubensis'' *''Deherainia cubensis'' subsp. ''oligospinosa'' is a synonym of ''Neomezia cubensis'' subsp. ''oligospinosa'' ''Deherainia cubensis'' subsp. ''oligospinosa'' Lepper. (n.d.). Plants of the World Online. Retrieved January 25, 2025, from https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77183-2

Etymology

The generic name ''Deherainia'' honours Pierre-Paul Dehérain.

Distribution

It is native to Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico.''Deherainia'' Decne. (n.d.). Plants of the World Online. Retrieved January 25, 2025, from https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A27294-1

Ecology

Pollination

The very unpleasant floral fragrance attracts flies as pollinators.''Deherainia smaragdina''. (2024, March 1). Cambridge University Botanic Garden. Retrieved January 25, 2025, from https://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/the-garden/plant-list/deherainia-smaragdina/Smaragdblume (''Deherainia smaragdina''). (n.d.). Botanischer Garten - Universität Rostock. Retrieved January 25, 2025, from https://www.garten.uni-rostock.de/ihr-besuch/pflanze-des-monats/2023/smaragdblume-deherainia-smaragdina/

References

Primulaceae Primulaceae genera Taxa named by Joseph Decaisne {{Primulaceae-stub