Biology:Hunzikeria

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Hunzikeria
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Hunzikeria
D'Arcy

Hunzikeria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae.[1]

Its native range is Mexico and Venezuela.[1]

The genus name of Hunzikeria is in honour of Armando Theodoro Hunziker (1919–2001), an Argentine botanist. He had specialized in the study of systems biology of the family Solanaceae.[2] It was first described and published by William Gerald D'Arcy in Phytologia Vol.34 on page 283 in 1976.[1]

Known species, according to Kew:[1]

  • Hunzikeria coulteri (A.Gray) D'Arcy
  • Hunzikeria steyermarkiana D'Arcy
  • Hunzikeria texana (Torr.) D'Arcy

References

Wikidata ☰ Q146402 entry