Schwenckia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Subfamily: Schwenckioideae
Genus: Schwenckia
L.[1]
Species

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Synonyms[2]
  • Chaetochilus Vahl
  • Mathaea Vell.
  • Matthissonia Raddi

Schwenckia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Solanaceae, native to Central America and South America, and with one species, S. americana, a widespread weed in Africa.[2] In the title of the generic description Linnaeus wrote "Schwenkia" but gave the binomial of the type species as Schwenckia americana, while quoting Dav. van Royen as the author.[3]

Species

Currently accepted species include:[2]

References

  1. ^ Sp. Pl.: 577 (1764)
  2. ^ a b c "Schwenckia L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  3. ^ Heine, H. (1963). "On the Correct Spelling of the Generic Name Schwenckia D. Van Royen ex L. (Solanaceae), with a Note about Martin Wilhelm Schwencke". Kew Bulletin. 16 (3): 465–469. doi:10.2307/4114695. JSTOR 4114695.
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