Biology:Asteranthera
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
| Asteranthera | |
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| Asteranthera ovata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Gesneriaceae |
| Genus: | Asteranthera Hanst. |
| Species: | A. ovata
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| Binomial name | |
| Asteranthera ovata (Cav.) Hanst.[1]
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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
- ↑ Michail Belov, Chileflora, http://www.chileflora.com/Florachilena/FloraEnglish/HighResPages/EH0177.htm, retrieved 11 November 2016
- 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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