| Dilkea | |
|---|---|
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| Dilkea hebes | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Passifloraceae |
| Subfamily: | Passifloroideae |
| Tribe: | Passifloreae |
| Genus: | Dilkea Mast. |
Dilkea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Passifloraceae.1
Distribution
Its native range is Southern Tropical America.1
Etymology
The genus name of Dilkea is in honour of Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, 1st Baronet (1810–1869), an English politician.2 It was published by Maxwell T. Masters in Trans. Linn. Soc. London Vol.27 on page 627 in 1871, after Dilke's death.1
Taxonomy
Species
Known species:1
- Dilkea acuminata Mast.
- Dilkea clarkei Feuillet
- Dilkea cuneata Feuillet
- Dilkea exilis Feuillet
- Dilkea granvillei Feuillet
- Dilkea hebes Feuillet
- Dilkea lecta Feuillet
- Dilkea margaritae Cervi
- Dilkea nitens Feuillet
- Dilkea ovalis Feuillet
- Dilkea retusa Mast.
- Dilkea tillettii Feuillet
- Dilkea vanessae Feuillet
References
References
- "Dilkea Mast. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.