Schwenckia aurantiaca

Schwenckia aurantiaca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Schwenckia
Species:
S. aurantiaca
Binomial name
Schwenckia aurantiaca
Paucar & Stehmann

Schwenckia aurantiaca is a species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae. It is native to Minas Gerais, Brazil, where it grows primarily in seasonally dry tropical biomes.[1] The species is an annual herb[2][1] adapted to open habitats in dry tropical environments.[1][3] The species was first described by botanists Jenny Olga Arrea Paucar and João Renato Stehmann and was published in the journal Phytotaxa in 2021.[1]

Description

Schwenckia aurantiaca is characterized by a cylindrical corolla tube bearing five orange, linear appendages.[2] The androecium consists of two fertile stamens and three unequal pilose staminodes.[2] The calyx is persistent and splits to the base when the fruit develops.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Schwenckia aurantiaca Paucar & Stehmann | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online.
  2. ^ a b c d Paucar, Jenny Olga Arrea; Stehmann, João Renato (June 21, 2021). "Schwenckia aurantiaca (Solanaceae), a new species from calcareous outcrops of northern Minas Gerais, Brazil". Phytotaxa. 508 (2): 166–174. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.508.2.5 – via www.biotaxa.org.
  3. ^ "Schwenckia aurantiaca". APHIS.