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Deprea

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Deprea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Deprea
Raf. (1838)
Synonyms[1]

Larnax Miers (1849)

Deprea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae.[1]

It includes 55 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Costa Rica to Venezuela, Northern Brazil, and Bolivia.[1]

The genus name of Deprea is in honour of Alexandre-Armand Desprez (1747–1829), a French doctor and botanist.[2]

Species

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55 species are accepted.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Deprea Raf. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  2. ^ 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. Retrieved 1 January 2021.