Hensmania
Hensmania turbinata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Hemerocallidoideae
Genus: Hensmania
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]
  1. Hensmania chapmanii Keighery, Fl. Australia 45: 486 (1987)
  2. Hensmania stoniella Keighery, Fl. Australia 45: 486 (1987)
  3. Hensmania turbinata (Endl.) W.Fitzg., Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales 28: 106 (1903)

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards). "Hemerocallidoideae". Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  3. ↑ "Hensmania". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Australian Government. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ J. Gathe and Leslie Watson (8 September 2016). "Florabase: Hensmania W.Fitzg". florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au. Western Australian Herbarium. Retrieved 2023-01-22.


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