Dilkea

<i>Dilkea</i>

Dilkea

Genus of plants

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

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Distribution

Its native range is Southern Tropical America.[1]

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.[1]

Taxonomy

Species

Known species:[1]

  • Dilkea acuminata Mast.
  • Dilkea clarkei Feuillet
  • Dilkea cuneata Feuillet
  • Dilkea exilis Feuillet
  • Dilkea granvillei Feuillet
  • Dilkea hebes Feuillet
  • Dilkea lecta Feuillet
  • Dilkea margaritae Cervi
  • Dilkea nitens Feuillet
  • Dilkea ovalis Feuillet
  • Dilkea retusa Mast.
  • Dilkea tillettii Feuillet
  • Dilkea vanessae Feuillet

References

  1. [1]
    "Dilkea Mast. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. [2]
    Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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