Deherainia

Deherainia is a genus of plants in the family Primulaceae, native to Central America. thumb|right|Deherainia smaragdina cultivated in the Palmengarten|Palmengarten Frankfurt

==Taxonomy== It was published by Joseph Decaisne in 1876. The type species is Jacquinia smaragdina . ===Species=== The genus has two species: Deherainia matudae Deherainia smaragdina ===Formerly included=== Deherainia cubensis is a synonym of Neomezia cubensis Deherainia cubensis subsp. oligospinosa is a synonym of Neomezia cubensis subsp. oligospinosa ===Etymology=== The generic name Deherainia honours Pierre-Paul Dehérain.