Athenaea (plant)

For Aureliana Civitas, the Latin name of Orléans, see Orléans.

Athenaea
Athenaea fasciculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Solanaceae
Subfamily:	Solanoideae
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]

• Athenaea altoserranae I.M.C.Rodrigues & Stehmann
• Athenaea angustifolia (Alm.-Lafetá) I.M.C.Rodrigues & Stehmann
• Athenaea anonacea Sendtn.
• Athenaea brasiliana Hunz.
• Athenaea cuspidata Witasek
• Athenaea fasciculata (Vell.) I.M.C.Rodrigues & Stehmann (synonym Aureliana fasciculata(Vell.) Sendtn.)
• Athenaea hunzikeriana I.M.C.Rodrigues & Stehmann
• Athenaea martiana Sendtn.
• Athenaea picta (Mart.) Sendtn.
• Athenaea pogogena (Moric.) Sendtn.
• Athenaea sellowiana (Sendtn.) I.M.C.Rodrigues & Stehmann
• Athenaea tomentosa (Sendtn.) I.M.C.Rodrigues & Stehmann
• Athenaea velutina (Sendtn.) D'Arcy
• Athenaea wettsteiniana (Witasek) I.M.C.Rodrigues & Stehmann

References

1. 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.