Schwenckia angustifolia
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Schwenckia |
| Species: | S. angustifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Schwenckia angustifolia | |
Schwenckia angustifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae. It belongs to the genus Schwenckia, a group of herbaceous plants native mainly to tropical regions of the Americas.[2][3] S. angustifolia is native to Brazil.[1][4]
Habitat
It grows in open areas and dry tropical environments.[5]
Description
Schwenckia angustifolia is hairless, featuring stalkless, linear leaves that are narrowed at the base. It has slender, somewhat panicle-like clusters with widely spaced, nearly stalkless flowers. The calyx is 5-toothed, and the corolla teeth are club-shaped and bristle-like, exceeding the lobes of the sinuses by 2 to 3 times.[6]
References
- 1 2 "Schwenckia angustifolia Benth." Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ↑ Barboza G.E., Hunziker A.T., Bernardello G., Cocucci A.A., Moscone A.E., Carrizo Garcia C., Fuentes V., Dillon M.O., Bittrich V., Cosa M.T., Subils R., Romanutti A., Arroyo S., Anton A. (2016) Solanaceae. In: J. W. Kadereit, V. Bittrich (Eds), The families and genera of vascular plants, Vol 14. Springer, Berlin, Germany, pp 295–357.
- ↑ Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
- ↑ "Schwenckia angustifolia Benth." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ↑ Bernardello L.M., Hunziker A.T. (1987) A synoptical revision of Solandra (Solanaceae). Nordic Journal of Botany, 7, 639–652.
- ↑ Martius, Karl Friedrich Philipp von; Eichler, August Wilhelm; Endlicher, István László; Fenzl, Eduard; Mary, Benj.; Oldenburg, R.; Urban, Ignaz (1840). Flora Brasiliensis, enumeratio plantarum in Brasilia hactenus detectarum :quas suis aliorumque botanicorum studiis descriptas et methodo naturali digestas partim icone illustratas /ediderunt Carolus Fridericus Philippus de Martius et Augustus Guilielmus Eichler ; iisque defunctis successor Ignatius Urban. Vol. v.8, pt.1. Monachii et Lipsiae [Munich & Leipzig]: R. Oldenbourg. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.454. Archived from the original on 2026-05-19.