- See Aureliana Civitas for the Latin name of Orléans.
Athenaea is a genus of plants in the family Solanaceae. It includes 14 species native to South America, ranging through Brazil to Bolivia, Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina.[1] The greatest diversity of species is in the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest.[2]
| Athenaea | |
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| Athenaea fasciculata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Subfamily: | Solanoideae |
| Tribe: | Physaleae |
| Subtribe: | Withaninae |
| Genus: | Athenaea Sendtn. (1846), nom. cons. |
| Species[1] | |
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14; see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Species
edit14 species are accepted.[1]
- Athenaea altoserranae I.M.C.Rodrigues & Stehmann
- Athenaea angustifolia (Alm.-Lafetá) I.M.C.Rodrigues & Stehmann
- Athenaea anonacea Sendtn.
- Athenaea brasiliana Hunz.
- Athenaea cuspidata Witasek
- Athenaea fasciculata (Vell.) I.M.C.Rodrigues & Stehmann (synonym Aureliana fasciculata (Vell.) Sendtn.)
- Athenaea hunzikeriana I.M.C.Rodrigues & Stehmann
- Athenaea martiana Sendtn.
- Athenaea picta (Mart.) Sendtn.
- Athenaea pogogena (Moric.) Sendtn.
- Athenaea sellowiana (Sendtn.) I.M.C.Rodrigues & Stehmann
- Athenaea tomentosa (Sendtn.) I.M.C.Rodrigues & Stehmann
- Athenaea velutina (Sendtn.) D'Arcy
- Athenaea wettsteiniana (Witasek) I.M.C.Rodrigues & Stehmann
References
edit- ^ a b c d Athenaea Sendtn. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ Priscilla M. Zamberlan; Izabella M. C. Rodrigues; Geraldo Mäder; Luana Castro; João R. Stehmann; Sandro L. Bonatto; Loreta B. Freitas (2015). "Re‐evaluation of the generic status of Athenaea and Aureliana (Withaniinae, Solanaceae) based on molecular phylogeny and morphology of the calyx". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 177 (3): 322–334. doi:10.1111/boj.12246. ISSN 0024-4074.
