Schultesianthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae.[1]

Schultesianthus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Schultesianthus
Hunz.

Its native range is from southern Mexico down to Venezuela and Peru. It is also found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras and Panamá.[1]

The genus name of Schultesianthus is in honour of Richard Evans Schultes (1915–2001), an American biologist.[2] It was first described and published in Kurtziana Vol.10 on page 35 in 1977.[1]

Known species

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According to Kew:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Schultesianthus Hunz. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  2. ^ 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.