Hermannia is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It comprises at least 65 species with many more species as yet unresolved.[3]
The genus commemorates Prof. Paul Hermann (1646-1695), a German professor of botany at Leyden and one of the first collectors to visit the Cape.[2]
The genus has a large number of species, each with very limited distribution, but they are generally common and not threatened, with little interest shown in them for horticulture or medicine.
Their distribution ranges across Southern Africa, the vast majority of species being endemic. They are also found in Madagascar and in tropical East Africa to North East Africa and Arabia. A single species, Hermannia tigrensis, is found in western, southern and North-East Africa. Three species are found in northern Mexico and adjacent regions of the United States, one species in southern Mexico, and one in Australia. Hermannia's greatest diversity is found in the Western and Northern Cape, and Namibia.
Hermannia is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It comprises at least 65 species with many more species as yet unresolved.
The genus commemorates Prof. Paul Hermann (1646-1695), a German professor of botany at Leyden and one of the first collectors to visit the Cape.
The genus has a large number of species, each with very limited distribution, but they are generally common and not threatened, with little interest shown in them for horticulture or medicine.
Their distribution ranges across Southern Africa, the vast majority of species being endemic. They are also found in Madagascar and in tropical East Africa to North East Africa and Arabia. A single species, Hermannia tigrensis, is found in western, southern and North-East Africa. Three species are found in northern Mexico and adjacent regions of the United States, one species in southern Mexico, and one in Australia. Hermannia's greatest diversity is found in the Western and Northern Cape, and Namibia.
Hermannia es un género de plantas con flores con unas 400 especies perteneciente a la familia de las Malvaceae. Es originario de México y África tropical. El género fue descrito por Carlos Linneo y publicado en Species Plantarum 2: 674, en el año 1753. La especie tipo es Hermannia hyssopifolia L.[1]
Son hierbas o pequeños arbustos. Las hojas enteras o dentadas. Las flores son hermafroditas, de color amarillo, rojo, púrpura o blanco, con 1 a varios pedúnculos axilares. El fruto es una cápsula dehiscente con 5 válvas.
El nombre del género fue otorgado en honor de Paul Hermann (1640-1695), profesor de botánica en Leiden y primer coleccionista en El Cabo.[2]
Hermannia es un género de plantas con flores con unas 400 especies perteneciente a la familia de las Malvaceae. Es originario de México y África tropical. El género fue descrito por Carlos Linneo y publicado en Species Plantarum 2: 674, en el año 1753. La especie tipo es Hermannia hyssopifolia L.
Hermannia is een geslacht uit de kaasjeskruidfamilie (Malvaceae). De soorten uit het geslacht komen voor in Afrika, het Arabisch schiereiland en in het zuiden van Noord-Amerika en in Centraal-Amerika.[1]
Hermannia is een geslacht uit de kaasjeskruidfamilie (Malvaceae). De soorten uit het geslacht komen voor in Afrika, het Arabisch schiereiland en in het zuiden van Noord-Amerika en in Centraal-Amerika.
Hermannia L. é um género botânico pertencente à família Malvaceae.[1]
