Achimenes warszewicziana
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Achimenes warszewicziana (Regel) H.E.Moore |
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Divisio: Magnoliophyta Subdivisio: Magnoliophytina Classis: Rosopsida Subclassis: Lamiidae Superordo: Lamianae Ordo: Scrophulariales |
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Achimenes warszewicziana (=Dicyrta warszewicziana) is a perennial.
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[edit] Naming
Achimenes warszewicziana was already described and the name validly published by Eduard August von Regel. It was not until 1718, however, that Harold Emery Moore reclassified it into todays valid botanical systematics.
[edit] Taxonomy
Achimenes warszewicziana 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 warszewicziana is native to Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.
[edit] Cultivation
Achimenes warszewicziana 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 warszewicziana
[edit] History
[edit] Achimenes warszewicziana 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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