Dilkea
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| Dilkea | |
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| Dilkea hebes | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Passifloraceae |
| Subfamily: | Passifloroideae |
| Tribe: | Passifloreae |
| Genus: | Dilkea Mast. |
Dilkea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Passifloraceae.[1]
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
References
- ^ a b c d "Dilkea Mast. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.