Espadaea | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Solanales |
Family: | Solanaceae |
Genus: |
Espadaea A.Rich. |
Species: | E. amoena
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Binomial name | |
Espadaea amoena A.Rich.
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Synonyms | |
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Espadaea is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae. The only species is Espadaea amoena. [1]
The genus name is in honour of Juan José Díaz de Espada (1757–1832), a Spanish bishop in Havana in Cuba, [2] and the Latin epithet of amoena means "beautiful" or "pleasing". [3] It was first described and published in R.de la Sagra, Hist. Fis. Cuba, Bot. Vol.11 on page 148 in 1850. [1]