Schwenckia

<i>Schwenckia</i>

Schwenckia

Genus of Solanaceae plants

Schwenckia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Solanaceae, native to Central America and South America, and with one species, S. americana, a widespread weed in Africa.[2] In the title of the generic description Linnaeus wrote "Schwenkia" but gave the binomial of the type species as Schwenckia americana, while quoting Dav. van Royen as the author.[3]

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Species

Currently accepted species include:[2]

  • Schwenckia alvaroana Benítez
  • Schwenckia americana L.
  • Schwenckia angustifolia Benth.
  • Schwenckia breviseta Casar.
  • Schwenckia curviflora Benth.
  • Schwenckia elegans Carvalho
  • Schwenckia filiformis Ekman ex Urb.
  • Schwenckia glabrata Kunth
  • Schwenckia grandiflora Benth.
  • Schwenckia heterantha Carvalho
  • Schwenckia huberi Benítez
  • Schwenckia hyssopifolia Benth.
  • Schwenckia juncoides Chodat
  • Schwenckia lateriflora (Vahl) Carvalho
  • Schwenckia longiseta Casar.
  • Schwenckia micrantha Benth.
  • Schwenckia mollissima Nees & Mart.
  • Schwenckia novaveneciana Carvalho
  • Schwenckia paniculata (Raddi) Carvalho
  • Schwenckia trujilloi Benítez
  • Schwenckia volubilis Benth.

References

  1. [1]
    Sp. Pl.: 577 (1764)
  2. [2]
    "Schwenckia L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  3. [3]
    Heine, H. (1963). "On the Correct Spelling of the Generic Name Schwenckia D. Van Royen ex L. (Solanaceae), with a Note about Martin Wilhelm Schwencke". Kew Bulletin. 16 (3): 465–469. doi:10.2307/4114695. JSTOR 4114695.
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