Schultesianthus Explained

Schultesianthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae.^[1]

Its native range is from southern Mexico down to Venezuela and Peru. It is also found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras and Panamá.

The genus name of Schultesianthus is in honour of Richard Evans Schultes (1915–2001), an American biologist.^[2] It was first described and published in Kurtziana Vol.10 on page 35 in 1977.^[1]

Known species

According to Kew:

• Schultesianthus coriaceus
• Schultesianthus crosbyanus
• Schultesianthus dudleyi
• Schultesianthus leucanthus
• Schultesianthus megalandrus
• Schultesianthus odorifer
• Schultesianthus uniflorus
• Schultesianthus venosus

Notes and References

1. Web site: Schultesianthus Hunz. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 25 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 . 1 January 2021.