Haniffia

Haniffia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Zingiberaceae
Subfamily: Zingiberoideae
Tribe: Zingibereae
Genus: Haniffia
Holttum
Type species
Haniffia cyanescens
(Ridl.) Holttum

Haniffia is a genus of plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It has 3 known species, native to Thailand and to Peninsular Malaysia.

It is named after Penangite botanist Mohamed Haniff (1872-1930).

References

  1. ↑ "Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families". Archived from the original on 2022-11-22. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. ↑ Lim Chong Keat (2000). "A new taxon of Haniffia Holttum. (Zingiberaceae) from Penang". Folia Malaysiana. 2: 33–40.