Espadaea

Espadaea is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae. The only species is Espadaea amoena.^[1]

Espadaea
Espadaea Amoena
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Solanaceae
Genus:	Espadaea A.Rich.
Species:	E. amoena
Binomial name
Espadaea amoena A.Rich.
Synonyms
Armeniastrum apiculatum Lem. Espadaea amoena var. nejasaensis Kitan. Espadaea apiculata (Lem.) Miers Goetzea amoena (A.Rich.) Griseb.

It is native to Cuba.^[1]

The genus name is in honour of Juan José Díaz de Espada (1757–1832), a Spanish bishop in Havana in Cuba,^[2] and the Latin epithet of amoena means "beautiful" or "pleasing".^[3] It was first described and published in R.de la Sagra, Hist. Fis. Cuba, Bot. Vol.11 on page 148 in 1850.^[1]