| Nectouxia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Nectouxia Kunth |
| Species: | N. formosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Nectouxia formosa | |
| Synonyms | |
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Nectouxia bella Miers | |
Nectouxia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae.1 The only species is Nectouxia formosa.2 It is in the Solanoideae subfamily and in Subtribe Salpichroinae, which is a subtribe of Physaleae.
Its native range is found in Texas, USA and Mexico.2
The genus name of Nectouxia is in honour of Hippolyte Nectoux (1759–1836), a French botanist, botanical garden director in Santo Domingo. He was also head gardener in Fontainebleau and founded a botanical garden in Rome.3 The Latin specific epithet of formosa is derived from formosus meaning (well-)formed and/or beautiful.4 Both the genus and species were first described and published in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. Vol.3 on page 10 in 1818.2
References
References
- "Nectouxia Kunth | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- "Nectouxia formosa Kunth | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 31 October 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.
- Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.