Darcyanthus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Darcyanthus
Hunz. ex N.A.Harriman
Synonyms
  • Brachistus spruceanus (Hunz.) D'Arcy
  • Chamaesaracha spruceana (Hunz.) Hunz.
  • Darcya spruceana (Hunz.) Hunz.
  • Physalis spruceana Hunz.

Darcyanthus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae.[1] The single known species is Darcyanthus spruceanus (Hunz.) Hunz. ex N.A.Harriman [2]

Its native range is Peru, Brazil and Bolivia.[2]

The genus name of Darcyanthus is a combination of names; 'Darcy' in honour of William Gerald D'Arcy (1931–1999), Canadian-born American botanist at the Missouri Botanical Garden,[3] and 'anthus' from the Greek ánthos meaning "flower". The Latin specific epithet of spruceanus honors botanist Richard Spruce. It was first described and published in Novon Vol.21 on page 47 in 2011.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Darcyanthus Hunz. ex N.A.Harriman | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Darcyanthus spruceanus (Hunz.) Hunz. ex N.A.Harriman | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
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