Biology:Eriolarynx

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Short description: Genus of Solanaceae plants

Eriolarynx
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Eriolarynx australis
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Tribe: Physaleae
Subtribe: Iochrominae
Genus: Eriolarynx
(Hunz.) Hunz.[1]
Species

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Eriolarynx is a genus of flowering plants in the family Solanaceae, found in Peru, Bolivia and northern Argentina.[2] Their trumpet-shaped flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds, and to a lesser extent, bees.[3]

Species

Currently accepted species include:[2]

  • Eriolarynx australis (Griseb.) J.M.H.Shaw
  • Eriolarynx fasciculata (Miers) Hunz.
  • Eriolarynx iochromoides (Hunz.) Hunz.
  • Eriolarynx lorentzii (Dammer) Hunz.

References

  1. Kurtziana 28: 66 (2000)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Eriolarynx (Hunz.) Hunz.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1016238-1. 
  3. Muchhala, Nathan; Johnsen, Sönke; Smith, Stacey Dewitt (2014). "Competition for Hummingbird Pollination Shapes Flower Color Variation in Andean Solanaceae". Evolution 68 (8): 2275–86. doi:10.1111/evo.12441. PMID 24766107. 

Wikidata ☰ Q290778 entry