Biology:Pachystachys lutea

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Short description: Species of plant

Pachystachys lutea
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Pachystachys
Species:
P. lutea
Binomial name
Pachystachys lutea

Pachystachys lutea, known as the golden shrimp plant or lollipop plant,[1] is a tropical, soft-stemmed evergreen shrub between 0.5 and 2.5 meters tall, native to Peru.[2][3] The zygomorphic, long-throated, short-lived white flowers emerge sequentially from overlapping bright yellow bracts on racemes that are produced throughout the warm months.[2]

The Latin specific epithet lutea means "yellow".[4]

It is cultivated as an ornamental, but in cold temperate regions it requires protection from temperatures below 10 °C (50 °F).[5] It has won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5][6][7]

  • Close up of the bracts
    Close up of the bracts
  • Flowers emerging from the bract
    Flowers emerging from the bract

References

  1. ↑ Sahani, Rani. "Lollipop plant – Care, Uses, Propagation (Best info IN 2024)". https://lollipopplant.com/lollipop-plant-lollipop-tree. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Pachystachys lutea". October 1999. http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/shrubs/PACLUTA.PDF. 
  3. ↑ Wasshausen, D. C. (1986). "The systematics of the genus Pachystachys (Acanthaceae)". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 99 (1): 160–185. 
  4. ↑ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "RHS Plantfinder - Pachystachys lutea". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/74937/i-Pachystachys-lutea-i/Details. 
  6. ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental". Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 71. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf. 
  7. ↑ Jhon, Dolphy. "Free plant identification app". https://letplant.com/insights/free-plant-identification-apps/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q938691 entry




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