Metternichia
Species of flowering plant
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Metternichia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae.[1] For a long time the only species was Metternichia principis J.C.Mikan.,[2] but recently a second species, M. macrocalyx (Carvalho) L.S.de Souza was recognised. [3]
| Metternichia | |
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| Illustration of Metternichia principis from Curtis's Botanical Magazine vol. 79 in 1853 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Metternichia J.C.Mikan |
| Species: | M. principis |
| Binomial name | |
| Metternichia principis J.C.Mikan | |
It is native to eastern Brazil.[2]
The genus name of Metternichia is in honour of Klemens von Metternich (1773–1859), prince of Ochsenhausen, diplomat and Austrian painter and illustrator.[4] The Latin specific epithet of principis is derived from princeps meaning foremost, but in this case refers to belonging to the prince.[5] Both the genus and species were first described and published by Johann Christian Mikan in Del. Fl. Faun. Bras. on table 13 in 1823.[2] from material collected near Sao Paulo and Copa Cabana. The second species occurs in drier habitat and was described by Carvalho in Solanaceae: Biol. & Syst. 12 (1986).