Hensmania
| Hensmania | |
|---|---|
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| Hensmania turbinata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asphodelaceae |
| Subfamily: | Hemerocallidoideae |
| Genus: | W.Fitzg. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| Chamaecrinum Diels | |
Hensmania is a genus of herbs in the family Asphodelaceae,[2] first described as a genus in 1903 by William Vincent Fitzgerald.[3][4] The entire genus is endemic to the State of Western Australia.[1]
Species in this genus are tufted herbs where the major photosynthesis occurs in the stems.[5]
- Species[1]
- Hensmania chapmanii Keighery, Fl. Australia 45: 486 (1987)
- Hensmania stoniella Keighery, Fl. Australia 45: 486 (1987)
- Hensmania turbinata (Endl.) W.Fitzg., Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales 28: 106 (1903)
References
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- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards). "Hemerocallidoideae". Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- ^ "Hensmania". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Australian Government. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
- ^ Fitzgerald, W.V. (1903). "Descriptions of some new species of West Australian Plants". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 28: 105. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.26349.
- ^ J. Gathe and Leslie Watson (8 September 2016). "Florabase: Hensmania W.Fitzg". florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au. Western Australian Herbarium. Retrieved 2023-01-22.