Hawkesiophyton
| Hawkesiophyton | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Hawkesiophyton Hunz. |
Hawkesiophyton is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae.[1] It is also in Solanoideae subfamily, Tribe Solandreae Miers and also Subtribe Juanulloinae.[2]
Its native range is southern Tropical America. It is found in the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras, Panamá, Peru and Venezuela.[1]
The genus name of Hawkesiophyton is in honour of Jack Hawkes (1915–2007), a British botanist, Mason Professor of Botany at the University of Birmingham.[3] It was first described and published in Kurtziana Vol.10 on page 39 in 1977.[1]
Known species, according to Kew:[1]
- Hawkesiophyton ochraceum (Cuatrec.) A.Orejuela & C.I.Orozco
- Hawkesiophyton ulei (Dammer) Hunz.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Hawkesiophyton Hunz. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ Orejuela, Andrés; Wahlert, Gregory A.; Inés, Clara; Barboza, Gloria Estela; Bohs, Lynn (April 2017). "Phylogeny of the tribes Juanulloeae and Solandreae (Solanaceae)". Taxon. 66 (2): 379–392.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.