Schwenckia Explained

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.^[1]

Species

Currently accepted species include:^[2]

• Schwenckia alvaroana Benítez
• Schwenckia americana L.
• Schwenckia angustifolia Benth.
• Schwenckia breviseta Casar.
• Schwenckia curviflora Benth.
• Schwenckia elegans Carvalho
• Schwenckia filiformis Ekman ex Urb.
• Schwenckia glabrata Kunth
• Schwenckia grandiflora Benth.
• Schwenckia heterantha Carvalho
• Schwenckia huberi Benítez
• Schwenckia hyssopifolia Benth.
• Schwenckia juncoides Chodat
• Schwenckia lateriflora (Vahl) Carvalho
• Schwenckia longiseta Casar.
• Schwenckia micrantha Benth.
• Schwenckia mollissima Nees & Mart.
• Schwenckia novaveneciana Carvalho
• Schwenckia paniculata (Raddi) Carvalho
• Schwenckia trujilloi Benítez
• Schwenckia volubilis Benth.

Notes and References

1. Heine . H. . On the Correct Spelling of the Generic Name Schwenckia D. Van Royen ex L. (Solanaceae), with a Note about Martin Wilhelm Schwencke . Kew Bulletin . 1963. 16 . 3 . 465–469 . 10.2307/4114695 . 4114695. 1963KewBu..16..465H .
2. Web site: Schwenckia L. . . 2017 . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 23 July 2020 .