Schwenckia filiformis
| Schwenckia filiformis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Schwenckia |
| Species: | S. filiformis
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| 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]
References
- ^ a b c d "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.