''Henriquezia'' is a genus of three species of shrubs or trees in the family
Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae () is a family (biology), family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family. It consists of terrestrial trees, shrubs, lianas, or herbs that are recognizable by simple, opposite leaves with Petiole ( ...
, native to the
Amazon basin
The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributary, tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about , or about 35.5 percent of the South American continent. It is located in the countries ...
. It was named by Richard Spruce after Henrique Antony, an italian-born man who hosted foreign explorers in the Amazon basin during the XIXth century.
;Species
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Henriquezia jenmanii''
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Henriquezia nitida''
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Henriquezia verticillata''
References
*Rogers, G.K. (1984):Gleasonia, Henriquezia, and Platycarpum (Rubiaceae).''Flora Neotropica'' Monograph Number 39.
onographic revision*SPRUCE, Richard. Notes of a botanist on the Amazon and Andes.vol. II, 1908.
External links
Photos of ''Henriquezia nitida'' at New York Botanical Garden site
Rubiaceae genera
Henriquezieae
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