Biology:Asteranthera

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Asteranthera
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Asteranthera ovata
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Asteranthera
Hanst.
Species:
A. ovata
Binomial name
Asteranthera ovata
(Cav.) Hanst.[1]

Asteranthera is a monotypic plant genus in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the humid forests of Argentina and Chile . The sole species in the genus, Asteranthera ovata, is an evergreen scrambling vine. The plant has small rounded leaves with scalloped margins. The flowers are tubular and two-lipped, red with white markings. It blooms in the summer and can be grown as a climber or ground cover.

References

  • Lord, Tony (2003) Flora: The Gardener's Bible : More than 20,000 garden plants from around the world. London: Cassell. ISBN:0-304-36435-5

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