Eriolarynx is a genus of flowering plants in the family Solanaceae, found in Peru, Bolivia and northern Argentina.[2] Their trumpet-shaped flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds, and to a lesser extent, bees.[3]
Species
Currently accepted species include:[2]
- Eriolarynx australis (Griseb.) J.M.H.Shaw
- Eriolarynx fasciculata (Miers) Hunz.
- Eriolarynx iochromoides (Hunz.) Hunz.
- Eriolarynx lorentzii (Dammer) Hunz.
References
- ^ Kurtziana 28: 66 (2000)
- ^ a b "Eriolarynx (Hunz.) Hunz". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ Muchhala, Nathan; Johnsen, Sönke; Smith, Stacey Dewitt (2014). "Competition for Hummingbird Pollination Shapes Flower Color Variation in Andean Solanaceae". Evolution. 68 (8): 2275–86. doi:10.1111/evo.12441. PMID 24766107. S2CID 18434977.
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