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 | |
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]