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Dunalia

Dunalia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae.

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Dunalia
Dunalia spinosa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Dunalia
Kunth
Synonyms

Dierbachia Spreng.
Huanuca Raf.
Lycioplesium Miers

Dunalia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae.1

Its native range is western and southern South America, and it is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.1

The genus name of Dunalia is in honour of Michel Félix Dunal (1789–1856), a French botanist,2 the genus was published in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. Vol.3 on page 55 in 1818.1

Known species:1

  • Dunalia brachyacantha Miers
  • Dunalia dombeyana (Dunal) J.F.Macbr.
  • Dunalia obovata (Ruiz & Pav.) Dammer
  • Dunalia spathulata (Ruiz & Pav.) A.Braun & Asch.
  • Dunalia spinosa (Meyen) Dammer
References

References

  1. "Dunalia Kunth | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  2. Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.