''Dilkea'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s belonging to the family
Passifloraceae
The Passifloraceae are a family of flowering plants, containing about 750 species classified in around 27 genera.
They include trees, shrubs, lianas, and climbing plants, and are mostly found in tropical regions. The family takes its name from t ...
.
Its native range is Southern Tropical America.
The genus name of ''Dilkea'' is in honour of
Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, 1st Baronet (1810–1869), an English politician.
It was published by
Maxwell T. Masters
Maxwell Tylden Masters Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS (15 April 1833 – 30 May 1907) was an English botanist and taxonomist.
He was the son of William Masters (botanist), William Masters, the nurseryman and botanist of Canterbury and autho ...
in Trans. Linn. Soc. London Vol.27 on page 627 in 1871, after Dilke's death.
Known species:
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Dilkea acuminata
''Dilkea'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Passifloraceae.
Its native range is Southern Tropical America.
The genus name of ''Dilkea'' is in honour of Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, 1st Baronet (1810–1869), an English pol ...
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Dilkea clarkei
''Dilkea'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Passifloraceae.
Its native range is Southern Tropical America.
The genus name of ''Dilkea'' is in honour of Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, 1st Baronet (1810–1869), an English pol ...
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Dilkea cuneata
''Dilkea'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Passifloraceae.
Its native range is Southern Tropical America.
The genus name of ''Dilkea'' is in honour of Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, 1st Baronet (1810–1869), an English pol ...
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Dilkea exilis''
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Dilkea granvillei''
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Dilkea hebes
''Dilkea'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Passifloraceae.
Its native range is Southern Tropical America.
The genus name of ''Dilkea'' is in honour of Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, 1st Baronet (1810–1869), an English pol ...
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Dilkea lecta''
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Dilkea margaritae''
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Dilkea nitens''
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Dilkea ovalis''
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Dilkea retusa''
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Dilkea tillettii
''Dilkea'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Passifloraceae.
Its native range is Southern Tropical America.
The genus name of ''Dilkea'' is in honour of Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, 1st Baronet (1810–1869), an English pol ...
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Dilkea vanessae''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q10266334
Passifloraceae
Malpighiales genera
Plants described in 1871
Flora of South America