''Juanulloa'', the goldfingers, are a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s in the family
Solanaceae
Solanaceae (), commonly known as the nightshades, is a family of flowering plants in the order Solanales. It contains approximately 2,700 species, several of which are used as agricultural crops, medicinal plants, and ornamental plants. Many me ...
, native to Central and South America.
Species
It is likely that ''Juanulloa'' is polyphyletic. Species currently accepted by
The Plant List
The Plant List was a list of botanical names of species of plants created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden and launched in 2010. It was intended to be a comprehensive record of all known names of plant specie ...
are as follows:
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Juanulloa ferruginea''
Cuatrec.
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Juanulloa globifera''
(S. Knapp & D'Arcy) S. Knapp
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Juanulloa hookeriana''
Miers
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Juanulloa mexicana''
(Schltdl.) Miers
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Juanulloa ochracea''
Cuatrec.
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Juanulloa parasitica''
Ruiz & Pav.
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Juanulloa parviflora''
(Ducke) Cuatrec.
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Juanulloa pavonii''
(Miers) Benth. & Hook.
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Juanulloa speciosa''
(Miers) Dunal
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Juanulloa verrucosa''
(Rusby) Hunz. & Subils
References
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Solanoideae
Solanaceae genera
Plants described in 1794
Taxa named by José Antonio Pavón Jiménez
Taxa named by Hipólito Ruiz López