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Juanulloa

Juanulloa, the goldfingers, are a genus of flowering plants in the family Solanaceae, native to Central and South America.

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Juanulloa
Juanulloa mexicana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Subfamily: Solanoideae
Tribe: Solandreae
Subtribe: Juanulloinae
Genus: Juanulloa
Ruiz & Pav.1
Species

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Synonyms
  • Ectozoma Miers
  • Laureria Schltdl.
  • Portaea Ten.
  • Rahowardiana D'Arcy
  • Sarcophysa Miers
  • Ulloa Pers.

Juanulloa, the goldfingers, are a genus of flowering plants in the family Solanaceae, native to Central and South America.

Species

It is likely that Juanulloa is polyphyletic.2 Species currently accepted by The Plant List3 are as follows:

  • Juanulloa ferruginea Cuatrec.
  • Juanulloa globifera (S. Knapp & D'Arcy) S. Knapp
  • Juanulloa hookeriana Miers
  • Juanulloa mexicana (Schltdl.) Miers
  • Juanulloa ochracea Cuatrec.
  • Juanulloa parasitica Ruiz & Pav.
  • Juanulloa parviflora (Ducke) Cuatrec.
  • Juanulloa pavonii (Miers) Benth. & Hook.
  • Juanulloa speciosa (Miers) Dunal
  • Juanulloa verrucosa (Rusby) Hunz. & Subils
References

References

  1. Prod. Fl. Per. 27. t. 4 (1794)
  2. Orejuela, Andrés; Wahlert, Gregorya.; Orozco, Clara Inés; Barboza, Gloria; Bohs, Lynn (2017). "Phylogeny of the tribes Juanulloeae and Solandreae (Solanaceae)". Taxon. 66 (2): 379–392. doi:10.12705/662.6. hdl:11336/45981.
  3. "Juanulloa". theplantlist.org. The Plant List. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.