Schwenckia curviflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae. It is native to southeastern and southern Brazil as well as southeastern Uruguay.[1] It is a perennial plant that grows primarily in seasonally dry tropical biomes.[1] The species belongs to the genus Schwenckia, a group of herbaceous plants and subshrubs mainly distributed in tropical regions of the Americas.[2][3] It was described by Geroge Bentham in 1846 in Flora Brasiliensis.[1]
| Schwenckia curviflora | |
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| Flowers of Schwenckia curviflora | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Schwenckia |
| Species: | S. curviflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Schwenckia curviflora | |
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Description
editThis plant is completely hairless, with its stem growing in an angled position. Its leaves are long and narrow, with a slightly leathery texture and finely toothed edges. The flowers are arranged in a one-sided cluster, but there are only a few blooms. The leaves are heart-shaped.[4]
Taxonomy
editSchwenckia curviflora was once confused with similar plants and given different names by early botanists. In the 1800s, George Bentham helped sort out its classification and described its variation.[1] Schwenckia curviflora var. tweedyana has smaller, heart-shaped corolla lobes, but is otherwise similar to related forms.[4]
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Schwenckia curviflora Benth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2026-03-08.
- ↑ Paucar, J. O. A.; Isaias, R. M. S.; Stehmann, J. R. (March 2020). "Unravelling the structure and function of the petal appendages in the tribe Schwenckieae (Solanaceae)". Plant Biology (Stuttgart, Germany). 22 (2): 146–156. doi:10.1111/plb.13061. ISSN 1438-8677. PMID 31642176.
- ↑ "Schwenckia curviflora Benth". World Flora Online. Retrieved 2026-03-08.
- 1 2 Martius, Karl Friedrich Philipp von; Eichler, August Wilhelm; Endlicher, István László; Fenzl, Eduard; Mary, Benj.; Oldenburg, R.; Urban, Ignaz (1840). Flora Brasiliensis, enumeratio plantarum in Brasilia hactenus detectarum :quas suis aliorumque botanicorum studiis descriptas et methodo naturali digestas partim icone illustratas /ediderunt Carolus Fridericus Philippus de Martius et Augustus Guilielmus Eichler ; iisque defunctis successor Ignatius Urban. Vol. v.8, pt.1. Monachii et Lipsiae [Munich & Leipzig]: R. Oldenbourg. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.454. Archived from the original on 2026-05-20.