''Sessea'' is a genus of 19 accepted species of shrubs, small trees and climbers belonging to the subfamily

Cestroideae Cestroideae (syn. Browallioideae) is a subfamily of the plant family Solanaceae, the nightshades. It currently contains the three tribes and seven genera, as follows: *Browallieae Hunz. **''Browallia'' L. **''Streptosolen'' (Benth.) Miers *Ce ...

of the plant family Solanaceae. The flowers of ''Sessea'' are so similar to those of ''

Cestrum ''Cestrum'' is a genus of — depending on authority — 150-250 species of flowering plants in the family Solanaceae. They are native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas, from the southernmost United States (Florida, Texas: day ...

'' that the genera cannot usually be told apart, unless the plants are in fruit. Then their distinguishing characteristics become immediately apparent; plants of the genus ''Sessea'' bearing dehiscent capsules dispersing winged seeds, while those belonging to the genus ''Cestrum'' bear juicy

berries A berry is a small, pulpy, and often edible fruit. Typically, berries are juicy, rounded, brightly colored, sweet, sour or tart, and do not have a stone or pit, although many pips or seeds may be present. Common examples are strawberries, rasp ...

containing prismatic seeds. The flowers of both ''Sessea'' and ''Cestrum'' have tubular corollas that are long exserted from small calyces.

Taxonomy

The genus commemorates Spanish botanist

Martín Sessé y Lacasta Martín Sessé y Lacasta (December 11, 1751 – October 4, 1808) was a Spanish botanist, who relocated to New Spain (now Mexico) during the 18th century to study and classify the flora of the territory. Background Sessé studied medicine in Z ...

, was described by

Nicholas Edward Brown Nicholas Edward Brown (11 July 1849 in Redhill, Surrey – 25 November 1934 in Kew Gardens, London) was an English plant taxonomist and authority on succulents. He was also an authority on several families of plants, including Asclepiadacea ...

and was published in ''Florae Peruvianae, et Chilensis Prodromus'' 21,1794 by Hipólito Ruiz López and José Antonio Pavón Jiménez. The type species is: ''Sessea stipulata'' Ruiz & Pav.

Species

*'' Sessea andina'' Francey *'' Sessea brasiliensis'' Toledo *'' Sessea colombiana'' Francey *'' Sessea confertiflora'' Francey *'' Sessea corymbiflora'' Goudot ex Rich. Taylor & R. Phillips *''

Sessea crassivenosa ''Sessea'' is a genus of 19 accepted species of shrubs, small trees and climbers belonging to the subfamily Cestroideae of the plant family Solanaceae. The flowers of ''Sessea'' are so similar to those of ''Cestrum'' that the genera cannot usual ...

'' Bitter *'' Sessea dependens'' Ruiz & Pav. *''

Sessea discolor ''Sessea'' is a genus of 19 accepted species of shrubs, small trees and climbers belonging to the subfamily Cestroideae of the plant family Solanaceae. The flowers of ''Sessea'' are so similar to those of ''Cestrum'' that the genera cannot usual ...

'' Francey *''

Sessea farinosa ''Sessea'' is a genus of 19 accepted species of shrubs, small trees and climbers belonging to the subfamily Cestroideae of the plant family Solanaceae. The flowers of ''Sessea'' are so similar to those of ''Cestrum'' that the genera cannot usual ...

'' (Urb. & Ekman) Francey *'' Sessea graciliflora'' Bitter *''

Sessea herzogii ''Sessea'' is a genus of 19 accepted species of shrubs, small trees and climbers belonging to the subfamily Cestroideae of the plant family Solanaceae. The flowers of ''Sessea'' are so similar to those of ''Cestrum'' that the genera cannot usual ...

'' Dammer *'' Sessea macrophylla'' Francey *'' Sessea multinervia'' Francey *'' Sessea pedicellata'' Francey *'' Sessea regnellii'' Taub. *'' Sessea sodiroi'' Bitter native to

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ...

*'' Sessea stipulata'' Ruiz & Pav. *'' Sessea tipocochensis'' (Werderm.) Francey *'' Sessea weberbaueri'' Bitter Armando T. Hunziker: The Genera of Solanaceae. A.R.G. Gantner Verlag K.G., Ruggell, Liechtenstein 2001. , pps. 38-41.The Plant List http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Sessea Retrieved 11.06 on 5/3/19.

References

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