Dilkea Explained

Dilkea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Passifloraceae.^[1]

Distribution

Its native range is Southern Tropical America.

Etymology

The genus name of Dilkea is in honour of Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, 1st Baronet (1810–1869), an English politician.^[2] It was published by Maxwell T. Masters in Trans. Linn. Soc. London Vol.27 on page 627 in 1871, after Dilke's death.

Taxonomy

Species

Known species:

• Dilkea acuminata
• Dilkea clarkei
• Dilkea cuneata
• Dilkea exilis
• Dilkea granvillei
• Dilkea hebes
• Dilkea lecta
• Dilkea margaritae
• Dilkea nitens
• Dilkea ovalis
• Dilkea retusa
• Dilkea tillettii
• Dilkea vanessae

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dilkea Mast. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 15 May 2021 . en.
2. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition . Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2018 . 978-3-946292-26-5 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2018 . 187926901 . 1 January 2021.