Maurandya antirrhiniflora
Maurandya antirrhiniflora | |
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In cultivation in Hawaii | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Plantaginaceae |
Genus: | Maurandya |
Species: | M. antirrhiniflora
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Binomial name | |
Maurandya antirrhiniflora Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.[1]
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Synonyms[2] | |
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Maurandya antirrhiniflora, known as roving sailor or (along with other similar species) climbing snapdragon, is a scrambling or climbing
) where it grows in a variety of relatively dry habitats. It has sometimes been put into a separate genus as Maurandella antirrhiniflora.Description
It has more-or-less triangular untoothed leaves and tubular flowers in various shades of pink, red or blue to violet with white bases. Unlike other species in the genus Maurandya, the flowers have closed "lips".[3]
References
- ^ "Maurandya antirrhiniflora", The Plant List, retrieved 2014-08-16
- ^ "Maurandya antirrhiniflora Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.", Tropicos, retrieved 2014-07-16
- JSTOR 25027602