Dilkea
Genus of plants
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Dilkea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Passifloraceae.[1]
| Dilkea | |
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| Dilkea hebes | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Passifloraceae |
| Subfamily: | Passifloroideae |
| Tribe: | Passifloreae |
| Genus: | Dilkea Mast. |
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