Biology:Mandevilla brachysiphon
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Short description: Species of vine
| Mandevilla brachysiphon | |
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| Mandevilla brachysiphon close up in the Atascosa Highlands, southern Arizona | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Mandevilla |
| Species: | M. brachysiphon
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| Binomial name | |
| Mandevilla brachysiphon (Torr.) Pichon
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Mandevilla brachysiphon is a plant species with the common name Huachuca Mountain rocktrumpet. It is native to southern Arizona, southwestern New Mexico, Texas , Chihuahua and Sonora. It grows on rocky slopes and plains ion desert and grassland, often on limestone soil.[2][3]
This is a low plant rarely attaining a height of over 40 cm. It has white, showy flowers that open at night and are very fragrant.[4] The seeds are minutely puberulent.[2][5][6]
References
- ↑ The Plant List
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 McLaughlin, S.P. 1993 Apocynaceae A.L. Juss. Dogbane Family. Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science 27:164-168.
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Life, Mandevilla brachysiphon
- ↑ "Macrosiphonia brachysiphon – Huachuca Mountain Rocktrumpet – Southeastern Arizona Wildflowers and Plants". http://www.fireflyforest.com/flowers/1472/macrosiphonia-brachysiphon-huachuca-mountain-rocktrumpet/.
- ↑ Pichon, M. Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, sér. 2 20: 106. 1948.
- ↑ Gray, A. Synoptical Flora of North America 2(1): 83–84. 1878.
Wikidata ☰ Q15360558 entry
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