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Schultesianthus

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

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Schultesianthus
Schultesianthus megalandrus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Schultesianthus
Hunz.

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

Its native range is from southern Mexico down to Venezuela and Peru. It is also found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras and Panamá.1

The genus Schultesianthus was erected in 1977 by the Argentine botanist Armando Theodoro Hunziker and is named in honour of the American biologist Richard Evans Schultes.12

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Schultesianthus:1

  • Schultesianthus coriaceus (Kuntze) Hunz.
  • Schultesianthus crosbyanus (D'Arcy) S.Knapp
  • Schultesianthus dudleyi Bernardello & Hunz.
  • Schultesianthus leucanthus (Donn.Sm.) Hunz.
  • Schultesianthus megalandrus (Dunal) Hunz.
  • Schultesianthus odorifer (Cuatrec.) Hunz.
  • Schultesianthus uniflorus (Lundell) S.Knapp
  • Schultesianthus venosus (Standl. & C.V.Morton) S.Knapp
References

References

  1. "Schultesianthus Hunz. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 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.