Biology:Cyananthus microphyllus

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Cyananthus

Cyananthus microphyllus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Cyananthus
Species:
C. microphyllus
Binomial name
Cyananthus microphyllus
Edgew.[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Cyananthus linifolius Wall. ex Hook.f. & Thomson
  • Cyananthus nepalensis Kitam.

Cyananthus microphyllus, called the small-leaved bluebell-flower, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Cyananthus, native to the western Himalayas, Nepal, and Tibet.[2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are currently accepted:[2]

  • Cyananthus microphyllus subsp. microphyllus
  • Cyananthus microphyllus subsp. williamsonii K.K.Shrestha

References

  1. Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20: 81 (1846)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Cyananthus microphyllus Edgew.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:141890-1. 
  3. "Cyananthus microphyllus small-leaved bluebell-flower". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/5103/Cyananthus-microphyllus/Details. Retrieved 15 February 2021. "Synonyms; Cyananthus integer" 

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