Benjamin Heyne

Scottish botanist (1770-1819).

Benjamin Heyne FLS (1770, Pirna, Döbra – 6 February 1819, Madras) was a German botanist, naturalist, and surgeon who worked in British India as a Botanist to Samalkot in the Madras Presidency under the British East India Company. He collected and described plants from southern India, many of which were named after him by European botanists.

Abbreviations: B.Heyne
Occupations: surgeon, botanist, botanical collector, anthropologist
Citizenships: Kingdom of Saxony
Languages: German
Dates: 1770-01-01T00:00:00Z – 1819-02-06T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Döbra
Direct attributions: 17 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 122 plants, 0 fungi

17 plants attributed, 105 plants contributed to122 plants:

Impatiens scapiflora (Leafless-stem Balsam) B.Heyne 1824
plant species in the balsaminaceae family
Impatiens scapiflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Balsaminaceae. Impatiens scapiflora or Leafless-Stem Balsam is a terrestrial or epiphytic or lithophytic herb endemic to Western Ghats.
Impatiens grandis B.Heyne 1824
plant species in the balsaminaceae family
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Barleria mysorensis B.Heyne 1821
plant species in the acanthaceae family
Barleria mysorensis, a plant species within the genus Barleria of the family Acanthaceae. It is native to southern India and Sri Lanka. It is widely used as an ayurvedic plant in India and Sri Lanka. In Sri Lanka, it is known as "Katu Nelu".
Impatiens umbellata B.Heyne 1824
annual plant species in the balsaminaceae family
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Teucrium tomentosum B.Heyne 1829
plant species in the lamiaceae family
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Teucrium secundum B.Heyne 1829
plant species in the lamiaceae family
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Sterculia cuneata B.Heyne 1829
plant species in the malvaceae family
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Scirpus corymbosus (Roth ex Roem. & Schult.) B.Heyne 1821
plant species in the cyperaceae family
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Paspalum humifusum B.Heyne 1848
plant species in the poaceae family
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Melanthium nudum B.Heyne
plant species in the melanthiaceae family
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Hypolytrum filiforme B.Heyne 1831
plant species in the cyperaceae family
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Hibiscus canescens B.Heyne 1831
plant species in the malvaceae family
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Galium indicum B.Heyne
plant species in the rubiaceae family
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Conyza densiflora B.Heyne 1831
plant species in the asteraceae family
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Ceanothus zeyhanicus B.Heyne
plant species in the rhamnaceae family
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Achyranthes orbiculata B.Heyne 1824
plant species in the amaranthaceae family
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Acalypha racemosa B.Heyne 1847
plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
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Coffea benghalensis (Bengal Coffee) B.Heyne ex Roth 1819
plant species in the rubiaceae family
Coffea benghalensis is a species of Coffea found in India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal. It is primarily found in tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests in damp areas such as along streams, but can also be found in dry mixed forests and sal (Shorea robusta) forests such as the Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary in West Bengal, as well as monsoon forests, where it forms a thick undergrowth layer. It is a common species throughout its range in areas such as the forests of West Bengal and Meghalaya, and in some areas such as the Gandaki River basin in Nepal, it is a major component of the
Blepharis maderaspatensis (Surprise Packet) (L.) B.Heyne ex Roth 1821
plant species in the acanthaceae family
Blepharis maderaspatensis is a species of suffrutescent herb in the family Acanthaceae found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa over Arabia to Southeast Asia.
Terminalia paniculata (Flowering Murdah) B.Heyne ex Roth 1821
plant species in the combretaceae family
Terminalia paniculata is a large-sized commercial timber tree endemic to Peninsular India, commonly distributed in Karnataka and Kerala. Terminalias are especially known for cyclic triterpenes, flavanoids and tannins and T. paniculata is the best source of tannins. The tree is commonly known as Kindal in terms of timber and Flowering Murdah in terms of ornamental purposes, locally known as Kindal (Hindi), Hanalu (Kannada), Kindal (Konkani), Vellamaruth (Malayalam), Pillai Maruth (Tamil), Pulimaddi (Telugu), Asvakarna (Sanskrit), Kinjal (Marathi), etc. Golden coloured flowers and deep red
Ixora elongata B.Heyne ex G.Don 1834
plant species in the rubiaceae family
Ixora elongata, the rosy ixora, is a small tree endemic to the Western Ghats of India. They are found as undergrowth in evergreen to dry evergreen and semi-evergreen forests between 300 and 900 m.
Euonymus dichotomus B.Heyne ex Wall. 1824
plant species in the celastraceae family
Euonymus dichotomus is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae, native to Sri Lanka and southern India.
Dioscorea spicata B.Heyne ex Roth 1821
plant species in the dioscoreaceae family
Dioscorea spicata is a herbaceous perennial in the family Dioscoreaceae.
Bauhinia phoenicea B.Heyne ex Wight & Arn. 1832
plant species in the fabaceae family
Bauhinia phoenicea is a liana endemic to the Western Ghats of India.
Indigofera cordifolia B.Heyne ex Roth 1821
annual plant species in the fabaceae family
Indigofera cordifolia, the heart-leaf indigo, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found from the Cape Verde Islands, across the Sahel to Oman, the Indian Subcontinent, Guangdong in China, and some of the islands of Indonesia, and it has been introduced to the Northern Territory of Australia. A glycophyte adapted to sandy soils, it is considered a weed in some situations, but can also improve crop yields due to its nitrogen-fixing ability.
Euphorbia cristata B.Heyne ex Roth 1821
annual plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
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Euonymus indicus B.Heyne ex Wall. 1824
plant species in the celastraceae family
Euonymus indicus, the Indian spindle tree, is a small evergreen understorey tree in the family Celastraceae. It can grow up to a height of 13 m and girth up to 1 m.
Crotalaria albida (Taiwan Crotalaria) B.Heyne ex Roth 1821
annual, perennial, and medicinal plant species in the fabaceae family
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Barleria cuspidata B.Heyne ex Nees 1832
plant species in the acanthaceae family
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Streblus taxoides (B.Heyne ex Roth) Kurz 1877
plant species in the moraceae family
Taxotrophis taxoides is a species of plant in the family Moraceae, tribe Moreae. It is a medium-sized, spiny bush (as in its Vietnamese name duối gai) found in the sub-canopy layer of Asian tropical forests. This species can be found in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Indo-China, Hainan, Peninsular Malaysia, the Philippines, Java, the Maluku Islands, and the Lesser Sunda Islands. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers borne on separate plants.
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