Emarhendia
| Emarhendia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Gesneriaceae |
| Genus: | Emarhendia Kiew, A.Weber & B.L.Burtt (1997-1998 publ. 1998) |
| Species: | E. bettiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Emarhendia bettiana | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Paraboea bettiana M.R.Hend. (1933) | |
Emarhendia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae. It only contains one species,Emarhendia bettiana (M.R.Hend.) Kiew, A.Weber & B.L.Burtt.
It is a subshrub endemic to Pahang in Peninsula Malaysia.
The genus name of Emarhendia is in honour of M. R. Henderson (1899–1982), a Scottish botanist, and it was published and described in Beitr. Biol. Pflanzen Vol.70 on page 398 in (1997-1998, publ. 1998). The species has one known synonym, Paraboea bettiana M.R.Hend..