Athenaea (plant)

Last updated
See Aureliana Civitas for the Latin name of Orléans.

Athenaea
Aureliana fasciculata var. longifolia (Sendtn.) Hunz. & Barboza (15356491536).jpg
Athenaea fasciculata
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Tribe: Physaleae
Subtribe: Withaninae
Genus: Athenaea
Sendtn. (1846), nom. cons.
species [1]

14; see text

Synonyms [1]
  • AurelianaSendtn. (1846), nom. illeg.
  • WitheringiaMiers (1849), nom. illeg.

Athenaea is a genus of plants in the family Solanaceae. It includes 14 species native to South America, ranging through Brazil to Bolivia, Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina. [1] The greatest diversity of species is in the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest. [2]

Species

14 species are accepted. [1]

Related Research Articles

<i>Solanum pseudocapsicum</i> Species of plant

Solanum pseudocapsicum is a nightshade species with mildly poisonous fruit. It is commonly known as the Jerusalem cherry, Madeira winter cherry, or, ambiguously, "winter cherry". These perennials can be grown decoratively as house plants, but in some areas of South Africa, India, Australia and New Zealand it is regarded as a weed.

<i>Cyphomandra</i> Extinct genus of flowering plants

Cyphomandra was a formerly accepted genus in the plant family Solanaceae. It used to contain about 35 species native to the Americas from Mexico southwards to Northern Argentina.

<i>Solanum lycocarpum</i> Species of flowering plant

Solanum lycocarpum, or wolf apple, is common in the Brazilian savanna, the Cerrado ecoregion. The plant is called lobeira or fruta-do-lobo in Portuguese.

<i>Solanum adscendens</i> Species of plant

Solanum adscendens, the sonoita nightshade, is a plant native to the Americas. It has been found in Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Corrientes in Argentina, Bahia and Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, and Texas and Arizona in the United States. In addition, this plant has also been naturalized in parts of Africa.

<i>Cestrum</i> Genus of flowering plants

Cestrum is a genus of — depending on authority — 150-250 species of flowering plants in the family Solanaceae. They are native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas, from the southernmost United States south to the Bío-Bío Region in central Chile. They are colloquially known as cestrums or jessamines.

<i>Solanum sarrachoides</i> Species of nightshade plant

Solanum sarrachoides is a species of South American nightshade known as the hairy nightshade or leafy-fruited nightshade.

<i>Solanum sisymbriifolium</i> Species of flowering plant

Solanum sisymbriifolium is commonly known as vila-vila, sticky nightshade, red buffalo-bur, the fire-and-ice plant, litchi tomato, or Morelle de Balbis.

<i>Solanum capsicoides</i> Species of flowering plant

Solanum capsicoides, the cockroach berry, known as polohauai'i in Polynesia, is a flowering plant in the family Solanaceae. It is native to eastern Brazil but naturalized in other tropical regions, where it sometimes becomes an invasive weed.

<i>Athenaea fasciculata</i> Species of flowering plant

Athenaea fasciculata is a species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae. It is a shrub or tree which grows in the coastal Atlantic Forest of eastern Brazil, and ranges inland to northeastern Argentina, Paraguay, and Bolivia.

Solanum pseudoquina is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae. It is endemic to Brazil. A rare plant, it is dependent on conservation of its habitat to prevent it from becoming a threatened species.

<i>Solanum paniculatum</i> Species of flowering plant

Solanum paniculatum, commonly known as jurubeba, is a nightshade common in almost all of Brazil. It is used as a medicinal plant and has a bitter taste.

<i>Sarcoglottis</i> Genus of flowering plants

Sarcoglottis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is widespread across much of Latin America from Mexico to Argentina, with one species extending northward into Trinidad and the Windward Islands.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Physaleae</span> Tribe of flowering plants

Physaleae is a tribe of flowering plants in the subfamily Solanoideae of the family Solanaceae.

<i>Capsicum</i> Genus of flowering plants

Capsicum is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family Solanaceae, native to the Americas, cultivated worldwide for their chili pepper or bell pepper fruit.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Solanaceae</span> Family of flowering plants that includes tomatoes, potatoes and tobacco

The Solanaceae, or the nightshades, are a family of flowering plants that ranges from annual and perennial herbs to vines, lianas, epiphytes, shrubs, and trees, and includes a number of agricultural crops, medicinal plants, spices, weeds, and ornamentals. Many members of the family contain potent alkaloids, and some are highly toxic, but many—including tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant, bell and chili peppers—are used as food. The family belongs to the order Solanales, in the asterid group and class Magnoliopsida (dicotyledons). The Solanaceae consists of about 98 genera and some 2,700 species, with a great diversity of habitats, morphology and ecology.

<i>Dyssochroma</i> Genus of plants

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

<i>Aegiphila fluminensis</i> Species of tree

Aegiphila fasciculata is a species of tree or shrub in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to Brazil. It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biomes.

<i>Solanum symonii</i> Species of flowering plant

Solanum symonii is a species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae and is native to near-coastal areas of Western Australia and South Australia. It is an erect shrub with egg-shaped to lance-shaped leaves and pale lavender-purple flowers.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Athenaea Sendtn. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  2. Priscilla M. Zamberlan; Izabella M. C. Rodrigues; Geraldo Mäder; Luana Castro; João R. Stehmann; Sandro L. Bonatto; Loreta B. Freitas (2015). "Re‐evaluation of the generic status of Athenaea and Aureliana (Withaniinae, Solanaceae) based on molecular phylogeny and morphology of the calyx". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 177 (3): 322–334. doi: 10.1111/boj.12246 . ISSN   0024-4074.