Biology:Smithiantha zebrina

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Smithiantha zebrina
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Smithiantha
Species:
S. zebrina
Binomial name
Smithiantha zebrina
(Paxton) Kuntze[1]

Smithiantha zebrina is the first Smithiantha species that was used for horticulture. It has red and yellow spotted flowers and dark green leaves. The species is native to eastern Mexico. The stems are 75 cm (2 12 ft) tall, the leaves are 125–180 mm (5–7 in) long, and the flowers are 30–40 mm (1 141 12 in) long.[2]

References

  1. "Smithiantha zebrina (Paxton) Kuntze". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=827221#null. 
  2. E. Moore Jr., Harold (1957). African Violets, Gloxinias, and their relatives. The Macmillan Company. p. 123. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15445592 entry