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Espadaea

Espadaea is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae. The only species is Espadaea amoena.

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Espadaea
Espadaea Amoena
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Espadaea
A.Rich.
Species:
E. amoena
Binomial name
Espadaea amoena
A.Rich.
Synonyms
  • Armeniastrum apiculatum Lem.
  • Espadaea amoena var. nejasaensis Kitan.
  • Espadaea apiculata (Lem.) Miers
  • Goetzea amoena (A.Rich.) Griseb.

Espadaea is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae. The only species is Espadaea amoena.1

It is native to Cuba.1

The genus name is in honour of Juan José Díaz de Espada (1757–1832), a Spanish bishop in Havana in Cuba,2 and the Latin epithet of amoena means "beautiful" or "pleasing".3 It was first described and published in R.de la Sagra, Hist. Fis. Cuba, Bot. Vol.11 on page 148 in 1850.1

References

References

  1. "Espadaea A.Rich. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. 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. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). Latin for Gardeners: Over 3,000 Plant Names Explained and Explored. Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226009193.