Achimenes mexicana
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Achimenes mexicana (Seem.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Fritsch |
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Divisio: Magnoliophyta Subdivisio: Magnoliophytina Classis: Rosopsida Subclassis: Lamiidae Superordo: Lamianae Ordo: Scrophulariales |
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Achimenes mexicana is a perennial.
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[edit] Naming
Achimenes mexicana was already described and the name validly published by Berthold Carl Seemann. It was not until 1768, however, that Karl Fritsch reclassified it into todays valid botanical systematics based on a prior description by George Bentham and Joseph Dalton Hooker.
[edit] Taxonomy
Achimenes mexicana is a species in the genus Achimenes (cupid's bower) which contains 25 species and belongs to the family of the Gesneriaceae (Gesneriad Family).
[edit] Characteristics
[edit] Growth
[edit] Wood and Bark
[edit] Leaves
The leaves are arranged alternately along the stems.
[edit] Flowers and Fruit
The flowers are cross-shaped. The plants bloom from July to September.
The fruits are septicidal capsules.
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[edit] Distribution
Achimenes mexicana is native to Mexico.
[edit] Cultivation
Achimenes mexicana can withstand temperatures only above 1,2º C.
[edit] Uses
[edit] Maintenance
[edit] Varities and Cultivars
[edit] Poisonousness
Please read the health issues note!
[edit] Pests and Diseases
[edit] Man and Achimenes mexicana
[edit] History
[edit] Achimenes mexicana in art
[edit] Symbolism
[edit] Superstition
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] Literature
- Walter Erhardt, Erich Götz, Nils Bödeker, Siegmund Seybold: Der große Zander. Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-8001-5406-7. (Ger.)
- Christoper Brickell (Editor-in-chief): RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. Third edition. Dorling Kindersley, London 2003, ISBN 0-7513-3738-2.
- efloras.org
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