Athenaea

Aureliana fasciculata

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: Solanoideae
Tribus: Physaleae
Subtribus: Withaniinae
Genus: Athenaea
Species: A. angustifolia – A. anonacea – A. brasiliana – A. cuspidata – A. fasciculata – A. martiana – A. picta – A. pogogena – A. sellowiana – A. tomentosa – A. velutina – A. wettsteiniana

Source(s) of checklist:
Rodrigues, I.M.C., Knapp, S. & Stehmann, J.R. 2019. The nomenclatural re‐establishment of Athenaea Sendtn. (Solanaceae) with a nomenclatural synopsis of the genus. Taxon 68(4): 839–846. DOI: 10.1002/tax.12089 JSTOR Reference page.

Name

Athenaea Sendtn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 10: 133 (1846), nom. cons., typ. cons.

• Type species: Athenaea picta Sendtn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 10: 134 (1846).

Synonyms

• Replaced synonym
  • Aureliana Sendtn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 10: 138, t. 19. (1846)
• Heterotypic
  • Witheringia Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 2, 3: 145 (1849), nom. illeg. non Witheringia L'Her., Sert. Angl.: 19. t. 1 (1788).

Homonyms

• Athenaea Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 121 (1763) vide Struchium P.Browne (1756) (Asteraceae)
• Athenaea Schreb., Gen. Pl., ed. 8[a] 1: 259 (1789) nom. illeg. hom. vide Casearia Jacq. (1760) nom. cons. (Saliceae)

References

Primary references

• Sendtner, O. 1846. Flora Brasiliensis 10: 133.

Additional references

• Rodrigues, I.M.C., Knapp, S. & Stehmann, J.R. 2019. The nomenclatural re‐establishment of Athenaea Sendtn. (Solanaceae) with a nomenclatural synopsis of the genus. Taxon 68(4): 839–846. DOI: 10.1002/tax.12089 JSTOR Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Athenaea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 21. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Athenaea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Jun 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Athenaea. Published online. Accessed: 21 Jun 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Athenaea. Accessed: 21 Jun 2023.