| Eriolarynx | |
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| Eriolarynx australis | |
Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Tribe: | Physaleae |
| Subtribe: | Iochrominae |
| Genus: |
Eriolarynx ( Hunz.) Hunz. [1] |
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Eriolarynx is a genus of flowering plants in the family Solanaceae, found in Peru, Bolivia and northern Argentina. [2] Their trumpet-shaped flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds, and to a lesser extent, bees. [3]
Species
Currently accepted species include: [2]
- Eriolarynx australis (Griseb.) J.M.H.Shaw
- Eriolarynx fasciculata (Miers) Hunz.
- Eriolarynx iochromoides (Hunz.) Hunz.
- Eriolarynx lorentzii (Dammer) Hunz.
References
- ^ Kurtziana 28: 66 (2000)
- ^ a b "Eriolarynx (Hunz.) Hunz". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ Muchhala, Nathan; Johnsen, Sönke; Smith, Stacey Dewitt (2014). "Competition for Hummingbird Pollination Shapes Flower Color Variation in Andean Solanaceae". Evolution. 68 (8): 2275–86. doi: 10.1111/evo.12441. PMID 24766107. S2CID 18434977.