Espadaea

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Espadaea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Espadaea
A.Rich.
Species:
E. amoena
Binomial name
Espadaea amoena
A.Rich.
Synonyms
  • Armeniastrum apiculatumLem.
  • Espadaea amoena var. nejasaensisKitan.
  • Espadaea apiculata(Lem.) Miers
  • Goetzea amoena(A.Rich.) Griseb.

Espadaea is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae. The only species is Espadaea amoena. [1]

It is native to Cuba. [1]

The genus name is in honour of Juan José Díaz de Espada (1757–1832), a Spanish bishop in Havana in Cuba, [2] and the Latin epithet of amoena means "beautiful" or "pleasing". [3] It was first described and published in R.de la Sagra, Hist. Fis. Cuba, Bot. Vol.11 on page 148 in 1850. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Espadaea A.Rich. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition](pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN   978-3-946292-26-5 . Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. ↑ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). Latin for Gardeners: Over 3,000 Plant Names Explained and Explored. Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago Press. ISBN   9780226009193.
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