Dunalia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Solanales

Familia: Solanaceae
Subfamilia: Solanoideae
Tribus: Physaleae
Subtribus: Iochrominae
Genus: Dunalia
Species: D. brachystemon – D. dombeyana – D. fasciculata – D. obovata – D. solanacea – D. spathulata – D. spinosa – D. trianaei
Name

Dunalia Kunth (1818)

Type species: D. solanacea Kunth

References

Kunth, C.S. in Humboldt, F.W.H.A.v. al. 1818: Nova Gen. Sp. 3: ed. fol. 43; ed. qu. 55. Sep (sero)

Dunalia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae.[1]

Its native range is western and southern South America, and it is found in the countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.[1]

The genus name of Dunalia is in honour of Michel Félix Dunal (1789–1856), a French botanist,[2] the genus was published in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. Vol.3 on page 55 in 1818.[1]

Known species:[1]

Dunalia brachyacantha Miers
Dunalia dombeyana (Dunal) J.F.Macbr.
Dunalia obovata (Ruiz & Pav.) Dammer
Dunalia spathulata (Ruiz & Pav.) A.Braun & Asch.
Dunalia spinosa (Meyen) Dammer

References

"Dunalia Kunth | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.