Schwenckia glabrata
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Schwenckia |
| Species: | S. glabrata
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| Binomial name | |
| Schwenckia glabrata | |
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Schwenckia glabrata is a species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae.[2] It belongs to the genus Schwenckia, a group of herbaceous plants and subshrubs distributed mainly in tropical regions of the Americas.[3]
The species was first described by German botanist Carl Sigismund Kunth in 1818.[2][4]
Distribution
Schwenckia glabrata is indigenous to Colombia, Venezuela and northern Brazil.[5] The species grows primarily in tropical environments, where it occurs in open habitats. It is adapted to warm climates and seasonal conditions.[6]
Description
The erect corolla are up to 4 cm (1.6 in) long and are infundibuliform (funnel-shaped) and gamopetalous (petals fused). It has obcordate inter-appendicular corolla lobes, which differentiate it from other species of Schwenckia.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Schwenckia glabrata Kunth". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ^ a b Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela
- ^ Bernal, R.; Gradstein, S.R.; Celis, M. (2015). "Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia". Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá.
- ^ "Schwenckia glabrata Kunth (species) – taxonomy, distribution, uses & phytochemicals | PlantaeDB". plantaedb.com.
- ^ "Plant List". www.worldplants.de.
- ^ "Schwenckia glabrata Kunth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ^ "Schwenckia aurantiaca (Solanaceae), a new species from calcareous outcrops of northern Minas Gerais, Brazil". repositorio.ufmg.br.