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Schwenckia
Sign in to saveSchwenckia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Solanaceae, native to Central America and South America, and with one species, S. americana, a widespread weed in Africa. In the title of the generic description Linnaeus wrote "Schwenkia" but gave the binomial of the type species as Schwenckia americana, while quoting Dav. van Royen as the author.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderSolanales
- FamilySolanaceae
General: as Schwenkia, while giving the binomial Schwenckia americana after
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 584
- With media
- 145
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Collections
- UJAT, NY, MO, CPAP, UFSM, F
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Bolivia, Venezuela, Gambia, Brasil, French Guiana, Brazil, Argentina
Wikidata facts
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- Parent taxon
- Solanaceae
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Schwenckia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Solanaceae, native to Central America and South America, and with one species, S. americana, a widespread weed in Africa. In the title of the generic description Linnaeus wrote "Schwenkia" but gave the binomial of the type species as Schwenckia americana, while quoting Dav. van Royen as the author.
==Species== Currently accepted species include:
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