Dunalia
| Dunalia | |
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| Dunalia spinosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Dunalia Kunth |
| Synonyms | |
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Dierbachia Spreng. | |
Dunalia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae.[1]
Its native range is western and southern South America, and it is found in the countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.[1]
The genus name of Dunalia is in honour of Michel Félix Dunal (1789–1856), a French botanist,[2] the genus was published in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. Vol.3 on page 55 in 1818.[1]
Known species:[1]
- Dunalia brachyacantha Miers
- Dunalia dombeyana (Dunal) J.F.Macbr.
- Dunalia obovata (Ruiz & Pav.) Dammer
- Dunalia spathulata (Ruiz & Pav.) A.Braun & Asch.
- Dunalia spinosa (Meyen) Dammer
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Dunalia Kunth | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.