''Neohenricia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family

Aizoaceae The Aizoaceae (), or fig-marigold family, is a large family of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing 135 genera and about 1,800 species. Several genera are commonly known as 'ice plants' or 'carpet weeds'. The Aizoaceae are also referred to a ...

, native to South Africa. Low-lying succulents, they are found in places that can collect a little water, such as crevices and pans, on sandstone or dolorite, in areas that get at least 200mm of rainfall annually. The genus was named after Swiss-born South African

plant physiologist Plant physiology is a subdiscipline of botany concerned with the functioning, or physiology, of plants. Plant physiologists study fundamental processes of plants, such as photosynthesis, respiration, plant nutrition, plant hormone functions, tropi ...

Marguerite Gertrud Anna Henrici Marguerite Gertrud Anna Henrici (22 February 1892, Basle, Switzerland – 28 July 1971, Bloemfontein, South Africa) was a Swiss-born South African plant physiologist. She is the author of over 80 scientific papers on food value of South Africa ...

Species

Currently accepted species include: *'' Neohenricia sibbettii'' (L.Bolus) L.Bolus *'' Neohenricia spiculata'' S.A.Hammer

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q147004 Aizoaceae Aizoaceae genera Taxa named by Louisa Bolus