Schwenckia paniculata
| Schwenckia paniculata | |
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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. paniculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Schwenckia paniculata (Raddi) Carvalho[1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Schwenckia paniculata is a species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae. It is native to southeastern and south-central Brazil, where it grows primarily in wet tropical biomes.[2] The species is typically found in tropical vegetation and open habitats.[2][3]
The species was originally described by the Italian botanist Giuseppe Raddi[2] under a different genus. It was later transferred to the genus Schwenckia by the Brazilian botanist André Maurício Vieira de Carvalho. The accepted name Schwenckia paniculata was published in the botanical journal Loefgrenia, issue 37 (1969).[2][1]
Description
The herbarium specimen of a dried Schwenckia paniculata shows a robust, straight stem with widely spaced branches and a scandent habit.
Leaves are alternate, petiolate, and broadly ovate to lanceolate with visible pinnate venation, remaining well-developed before gradually reducing into bracts near the apex.
Taxonomy
Just like some other species in the genus, Schwenckia paniculata has a complex taxonomic history in which botanists have often treated different collections as separate species or varieties, which were later reduced to synonymy under S. paniculata after closer morphological comparison.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "Schwenckia paniculata (Raddi) Carvalho". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Schwenckia paniculata (Raddi) Carvalho". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
- ↑ "Schwenckia paniculata". aphis.usda.gov. Retrieved 16 May 2026.