Rodney Henderson

Australian botanist.

Rodney John Francis Henderson (15 January 1938 – 9 March 2025) was an Australian botanist, who specialised in taxonomy. He worked for more than 48 years for the Queensland Public Service, 41 of those years at the Queensland Herbarium until his retirement in 2002. The families he studied included the Solanaceae, Liliaceae, Euphorbiaceae and Rubiaceae. There are about 3,500 labelled specimens in Australian herbaria collected by Henderson, sometimes with other botanists. He was often sought after as an expert in the application of the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature because of his kn

Abbreviations: R.J.F.Hend.
Occupations: civil servant, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: Australia
Languages: English
Dates: 1938-01-15T00:00:00Z – 2025-03-09T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Mackay
Direct attributions: 177 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 184 plants, 0 fungi

177 plants attributed, 7 plants contributed to184 plants:

Thelionema R.J.F.Hend. 1985
plant genus in the asphodelaceae family
Thelionema is a small genus of tufted perennials in the family Asphodelaceae, subfamily Hemerocallidoideae. All three species, which were previously placed in the genus Stypandra, are native to Australia. These are: Thelionema caespitosum (R.Br.) R.J.F.Hend. - Tufted Blue-lily Thelionema grande (C.T.White) R.J.F.Hend. Thelionema umbellatum (R.Br.) R.J.F.Hend.
Thelionema grande (C.T.White) R.J.F.Hend. 1985
plant species in the asphodelaceae family
Thelionema grande, the tufted granite lily is a species of perennial herb, native to Australia. Growing up to 125 cm high, the lily-like flowers are blue or rarely white with yellow stamens. The species occurs in Queensland and New South Wales. Found on sandy soils near granite outcrops. From altitudes over 800 metres in the northern ranges of New South Wales and adjacent areas in Queensland. First known as Stypandra grandis. The species was transferred to a new genus, Thelionema, in 1985.
Thelionema caespitosum (Tufted Blue Lily) (R.Br.) R.J.F.Hend. 1985
plant species in the asphodelaceae family
Thelionema caespitosum, the tufted lily or tufted blue-lily, is a species of perennial herb, native to Australia. The lily-like flowers are blue, light blue, pale yellow or white and have yellow stamens. The species occurs in the Northern Territory, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. It was first described by botanist Robert Brown in 1810 in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae, and given the name Stypandra caespitosa. The species was transferred to a new genus, Thelionema, in 1985.
Psydrax suborbicularis (C.T.White) S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend. 2004
endangered plant species in the rubiaceae family
Psydrax suborbicularis is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.
Psydrax oleifolius (Hook.) S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend. 2004
plant species in the rubiaceae family
Psydrax oleifolia, commonly known as wild lemon or brush myrtle, is a species of shrub or small tree in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to eastern and inland Australia, (Queensland and New South Wales).
Shonia R.J.F.Hend. & Halford 2005
plant genus in the euphorbiaceae family
Shonia is a genus of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 2005. The entire genus is endemic to Australia.
Romnalda grallata R.J.F.Hend. 1982
perennial plant species in the asparagaceae family
Romnalda grallata is a species of plant in the asparagus family Asparagaceae endemic to a small part of the Wet Tropics bioregion of Queensland, Australia. It was first described in 1982 and has a conservation status of least concern.
Ricinocarpos linearifolius Halford & R.J.F.Hend. 2007
plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
Ricinocarpos linearifolius is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a monoecious or dioecious shrub with hairy young branchlets, linear leaves and white flowers, arranged either singly, with two to four male flowers, or a single female flower surrounded by up to three male flowers.
Psydrax attenuatus (R.Br. ex Benth.) S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend. 2004
plant species in the rubiaceae family
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Cyclophyllum multiflorum S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend. 2001
plant species in the rubiaceae family
Cyclophyllum multiflorum is a species of plants in the family Rubiaceae found only in northeastern Queensland, Australia. It is a small tree up to 10 m (33 ft) tall with simple leaves arranged in opposite pairs. The inflorescence is a cyme with (usually) 6–9 tubular flowers about 13 mm (0.5 in) long and about 8 mm (0.31 in) wide at the apex. It is endemic to Queensland and occurs from around Rossville south to around Mount Elliot. It grows in both rainforest and wet sclerophyll forests, often alongside creeks and swamps, at altitudes from near sea level to about 1,120 m (3,670 ft). It was
Caesia calliantha (Blue Grass Lily) R.J.F.Hend. 1987
perennial plant species in the asphodelaceae family
Caesia calliantha, commonly known as the blue grass lily or blue star lily, is a species of herbaceous flowering plant. It is a member of the Asphodelaceae family, subfamily Hemerocallidoideae, native to Australia found predominantly along the East coast in Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and Tasmania.
Bertya recurvata Halford & R.J.F.Hend. 2002
plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
Bertya recurvata is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae and is endemic to the far south-east of Queensland. It is a monoecious or dioecious shrub with many branches, linear or strap-like leaves, flowers usually borne singly in leaf axils, and elliptic capsules.
Stachystemon mucronatus Halford & R.J.F.Hend. 2003
plant species in the picrodendraceae family
Stachystemon mucronatus is a species of flowering plant in the family Picrodendraceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a compact, monoecious shrub with narrowly oblong or narrowly elliptic leaves and small, greenish yellow flowers arranged singly in upper leaf axils.
Ricinocarpos megalocarpus Halford & R.J.F.Hend. 2007
plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
Ricinocarpos megalocarpus is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae and is endemic to the south coast of Western Australia. It is a compact, rounded, usually monoecious shrub with linear leaves and white flowers, arranged either singly, or male flowers in groups, or with a single female flower surrounded by up to six male flowers.
Psydrax suaveolens (S.Moore) S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend. 2004
plant species in the rubiaceae family
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Psydrax laxiflorens S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend. 2004
plant species in the rubiaceae family
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Psydrax latifolius (F.Muell. ex Benth.) S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend. 2004
plant species in the rubiaceae family
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Psydrax banksii S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend. 2004
plant species in the rubiaceae family
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Psydrax ammophilus S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend. 2004
plant species in the rubiaceae family
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Everistia vacciniifolia (Small-leaved Canthium) (F.Muell.) S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend. 1999
plant species in the rubiaceae family
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Eremophila linsmithii R.J.F.Hend. 1978
plant species in the scrophulariaceae family
Eremophila linsmithii is a plant in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae and is endemic to Queensland. It is an erect shrub, branching from the base with narrow, sticky leaves, and white to pale lilac-coloured flowers and is found only in the south west corner of the state.
Durringtonia R.J.F.Hend. & Guymer 1985
plant genus in the rubiaceae family
Durringtonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, viz. Durringtonia paludosa, which is endemic to Australia (northeastern New South Wales and southeastern Queensland). The genus and the species were first described in 1985 by Rodney Henderson and Gordon Guymer. The genus name honours Lorraine Durrington who first collected this "insignificant-looking and rare plant in a swamp on the island".
Dianella atraxis R.J.F.Hend. 1987
plant species in the asphodelaceae family
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Cyclophyllum coprosmoides (Coast Canthium) (F.Muell.) S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend. 2001
plant species in the rubiaceae family
Cyclophyllum coprosmoides , also known as coast canthium, supple jack, and sweet susie, is a shrub or tree occurring in eastern Australia. It is commonly seen growing in a variety of different rainforest situations, from Jervis Bay in New South Wales to the islands of the Torres Strait.
Corynotheca licrota (Antler Zigzag Lily) R.J.F.Hend. 1987
perennial plant species in the asphodelaceae family
Corynotheca licrota, otherwise known as the antler zig-zag lily, club-fruit lily, or sand lily, is a perennial herbaceous member of the family Asphodelaceae and is found in arid inland areas of Australia.
Beyeria apiculata Halford & R.J.F.Hend. 2008
plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
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Bertya virgata (Ewart) Halford & R.J.F.Hend. 2002
plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
Bertya virgata is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is a dioecious shrub with many branches, sessile, oblong leaves, and sessile flowers borne singly in leaf axils.
Bertya lapicola Halford & R.J.F.Hend. 2002
plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
Bertya lapicola is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae and is endemic to Queensland. It is a monoecious shrub with many branches, linear leaves, flowers borne singly in leaf axils or on the ends of branches, and narrowly oval or pear-shaped capsules with a light to dark brown seed.
Bertya granitica Halford & R.J.F.Hend. 2002
plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
Bertya granitica is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae and is endemic to Queensland. It is a shrub with many branches, linear leaves, flowers borne singly in leaf axils or on the ends of branches, and narrowly elliptic capsules with a light brown seed.
Bertya grampiana Halford & R.J.F.Hend. 2002
plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
Bertya grampiana, commonly known as mountain Bertya, is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae and is endemic to Victoria. It is an erect, monoecious shrub with strap-like to linear or narrowly elliptic leaves with the narrower end towards the base, flowers borne singly in leaf axils, and oval to narrowly elliptic capsules with a mottled greyish-white to light brown seed.
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