Acanthaceae

Island renegade

Henrya insularis Nees

Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Henrya

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Common names

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English: Island renegade

Synonyms

Henrya barclayana Nees
Henrya brevifolia Happ
Henrya conzattii Happ
Henrya costata A.Gray
Henrya costata var. glandulosa Brandegee
Henrya donnell-smithii Happ
Henrya flava (Eastw.) Happ
Henrya grandifolia Fernald
Henrya gualanensis (B.L.Rob. & Bartlett) Happ
Henrya imbricans Sm.
Henrya laxa Happ
Henrya longipes Happ
Henrya memphitica Happ
Henrya mephitica Happ
Henrya ortegana Happ
Henrya pilosa Happ
Henrya puberula Happ
Henrya reticulata Happ
Henrya rupicola Happ
Henrya scorpioides var. latifolia Happ
Henrya yucatanensis Happ
Solenoruellia galeottiana Baill.
Tetramerium costatum (A.Gray) Millsp.
Tetramerium flavum Eastw.
Tetramerium gualanense B.L.Rob. & Bartlett

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Laura Costello, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.