Trozelia
Genus of flowering plants
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Trozelia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae.[1] It is also within the Physalinae (Miers) Hunz. subtribe.[2]
| Trozelia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Trozelia Raf. |
| Synonyms | |
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Plicula Raf. | |
It is native to Ecuador and Peru in western South America.[1]
Known species
According to Kew:[1]
- Trozelia grandiflora (Benth.) J.M.H.Shaw
- Trozelia umbellata (Ruiz & Pav.) Raf.
The genus name of Trozelia is in honour of Clas Blechert Trozelius (1719–1794), a Swedish clergyman and botanist. He was also professor of economics at Lund University.[3] It was first described and published in Sylva Tellur. on page 54 in 1838.[1]