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Eriolarynx

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Eriolarynx
Eriolarynx australis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Tribe: Physaleae
Subtribe: Iochrominae
Genus: Eriolarynx
(Hunz.) Hunz.[1]
Species

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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

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Currently accepted species include:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Kurtziana 28: 66 (2000)
  2. ^ a b "Eriolarynx (Hunz.) Hunz". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  3. ^ 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.