Biology:Schizanthus pinnatus

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Schizanthus

Schizanthus pinnatus
Schizanthus pinnatus.jpg
The attractive flowers of Schizanthus pinnatus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Schizanthus
Species:
S. pinnatus
Binomial name
Schizanthus pinnatus
Ruiz & Pav.[1]
Synonyms[2]

Schizanthus pinnatus, called butterfly flower or poor man's orchid, names it shares with other members of its genus, is a species of plant in the genus Schizanthus in the nightshade family, Solanaceae, native to Chile and naturalized elsewhere.[2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental.[3]

Description

It is an annual plant of 20 to 50 cm in height, glandulous]]-pubescent, with pinnatisect leaves 2.5 to 3 cm in length, divided into 6 to 8 pairs in oblong-linear segments, entire or separated. The flowers are white, pink or violet, 2 to 3 cm in diameter, arranged in paniculate inflorescences, sometimes dichotomous. The fruit is a globular boll of approximately 5 mm length. It is commonly known as the "small butterfly" ("mariposita") or "small, white butterfly" ("mariposita blanca").[4][5][6]

References

  1. Fl. Peruv. 1: 13 (1798)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Schizanthus pinnatus Ruiz & Pav.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:817918-1. 
  3. "Schizanthus pinnatus". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/217446/Schizanthus-pinnatus/Details. Retrieved 13 October 2020. 
  4. Dimitri, M. 1987. Enciclopedia Argentina de Agricultura y Jardinería. Volume I. Descripción de plantas cultivadas. Publisher ACME S.A.C.I., Buenos Aires.
  5. C. Muñoz. 1965. El desierto florido. Notic. Mensual MNHN 10 (111): 1-8
  6. Reiche K.Volume 5-241-409

Wikidata ☰ Q2623094 entry