Melananthus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Solanales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Solanales

Familia: Solanaceae
Subfamilia: Schwenckioideae
Genus: Melananthus
Species: M. cubensis – M. fasciculatus – M. guatemalensis – M. multiflorus – M. ulei

Name

Melananthus Walp., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 8: 788. (1850)

• Type species: Melananthus fasciculatus Soler., Ber. Deutsch. Bot. Ges. 9, general-versamml. 84 (1891) originally designated as synonym Melananthus dipyrenoides Walp.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Microschwenkia Benth. ex Hemsl.

References

• Walpers, W.G. 1850. Botanische Zeitung 8: 788.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Melananthus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov. 2. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Melananthus. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 2 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Melananthus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 Nov. 2020.