Biology:Mackaya bella
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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Mackaya
| Mackaya bella | |
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| Mackaya bella flowers are bilaterally symmetric | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Mackaya |
| Species: | M. bella
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| Binomial name | |
| Mackaya bella Harv.[1]
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Asystasia bella (Harv.) Vesque | |
Mackaya bella, called the forest bell bush, is a species of flowering plant in the acanthus family Acanthaceae, native to South Africa (Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, and Northern Provinces) and Eswatini.[2]
Growing to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) tall and broad, it is an evergreen shrub with glossy green leaves, and trumpet-shaped pale lilac flowers veined in purple. The plant is not hardy below 10 °C (50 °F), so in temperate zones requires protection during the winter months. However, it may be placed outside in a sheltered spot in summer. It requires an alkaline or neutral soil.[3]
It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
References
- ↑ Thes. Cap. 1: 8 (1859)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Mackaya bella Harv.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:52245-1.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Mackaya bella forest bell bush". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/10659/Mackaya-bella/Details. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
Wikidata ☰ Q17680597 entry
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