Athenaea | |
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Athenaea fasciculata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Solanales |
Family: | Solanaceae |
Tribe: | Physaleae |
Subtribe: | Withaninae |
Genus: |
Athenaea Sendtn. (1846), nom. cons. |
species [1] | |
14; see text | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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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]
14 species are accepted. [1]