Hawkesiophyton is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae.[1] It is also in Solanoideae subfamily, Tribe Solandreae Miers and also Subtribe Juanulloinae.[2]
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Solanales |
Family: | Solanaceae |
Genus: | Hawkesiophyton Hunz. |
Its native range is southern Tropical America. It is found in the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras, Panamá, Peru and Venezuela.[1]
The genus name of Hawkesiophyton is in honour of Jack Hawkes (1915–2007), a British botanist, Mason Professor of Botany at the University of Birmingham.[3] It was first described and published in Kurtziana Vol.10 on page 39 in 1977.[1]
Known species, according to Kew:[1]
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