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

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Dunalia
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Dunalia spinosa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Dunalia
Kunth
Synonyms

Dierbachia Spreng.
Huanuca Raf.
Lycioplesium Miers

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Its native range is western and southern South America, and it is found in the countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.[1]

The genus name of Dunalia is in honour of Michel Félix Dunal (1789–1856), a French botanist,[2] the genus was published in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. Vol.3 on page 55 in 1818.[1]

Known species:[1]

  • Dunalia brachyacantha Miers
  • Dunalia dombeyana (Dunal) J.F.Macbr.
  • Dunalia obovata (Ruiz & Pav.) Dammer
  • Dunalia spathulata (Ruiz & Pav.) A.Braun & Asch.
  • Dunalia spinosa (Meyen) Dammer

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