Melananthus

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: 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 on the internet. 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 on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Nov. 2.

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

Its native range is Southern Mexico to Tropical America.[1]

Species:[1]

Melananthus cubensis Urb.
Melananthus fasciculatus (Benth.) Soler.
Melananthus guatemalensis (Benth. ex Hemsl.) Soler.
Melananthus multiflorus Carvalho
Melananthus ulei Carvalho

References

"Melananthus Walp. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 May 2021.