Schwenckia filiformis
| Schwenckia filiformis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Schwenckia |
| Species: | S. filiformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Schwenckia filiformis | |
Schwenckia filiformis is a species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae.[1]
The species was first collected by Swedish botanist, Erik Leonard Ekman[2][1] and later described by German botanist, Ignatz Urban, with the description published in Symbolae Antillanae 9:251 in 1924.[3][1]
Distribution
S. filiformis is indigenous to Cuba, the Cayman Islands and Hispaniola. It grows primarily in seasonally dry tropical biomes.[4][5][6]
Description
The plant is an annual or short-lived subshrub reaching 35–40 cm in length and is completely hairless. Its lower stems become woody and produce numerous thin, thread-like branches. The leaves are sparse and vary in shape along the stem, ranging from elliptical or lance-shaped on the lower parts to very narrow, almost needle-like leaves near the top.
The flowers are borne in small, loosely spaced clusters. The calyx is tubular, while the corolla is pale blue and about 10 mm long, with a narrow cylindrical tube. The plant has two fertile stamens and several reduced sterile stamens. The fruit is a small oval capsule containing tiny brown, finely textured seeds.[7]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Schwenckia filiformis Ekman ex Urb". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ↑ "Type of Schwenckia filiformis". Swedish Museum of Natural History Department of Botany.
- ↑ "Tropicos". www.tropicos.org.
- ↑ "Schwenckia filiformis Ekman ex Urb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ↑ Almirall, Antonio. (2016). The Cuban endemic flora: Angiosperms and gymnosperms. 10.13140/RG.2.1.2645.2729.
- ↑ "Schwenckia filiformis Ekman ex Urb. | Flora de Cuba en línea". floradecuba.org.
- ↑ Urban, Ignaz; Urban, Ignaz (1898). Symbolae Antillanae,seu, Fundamenta florae Indiae Occidentalis. Vol. v.9 (1923–1928). Berolini :Parisiis: Fratres Borntraeger ;Paul Klincksieck. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.144. Archived from the original on 2026-05-31.