Vestia (Solanaceae)

Vestia foetida

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Solanales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Solanales

Familia: Solanaceae
Subfamilia: Cestroideae
Tribus: Cestreae
Genus: Vestia
Species: V. foetida

Name

Vestia Willd., Enum. Pl. [Willdenow] 1: 208. (1809)

• monotypic taxon
• Type species: Vestia lycioides Willd. (= Vestia foetida (Ruiz & Pav.) Hoffmanns.)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Levana Raf., Autik. Bot.: 15 (1840)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Southern South America Chile Central, Chile South References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Willdenow, C.L. 1809. Enumeratio plantarum horti regii botanici berolinensis, continens descriptiones omnium vegetabilium in horto dicto cultorum. VI + 1099 pp. In taberna Libraria Scholae realis, Berolini [Berlin]. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 
• Rafinesque, C.S. 1840. Autikon Botanikon. Philadelphia. XV + 200 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.18180 . Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Vestia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sept. 3. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Vestia. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 3 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Vestia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 3 Sept. 2021.

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