Arrabidaea chica

Arrabidaea chica is a climber.

Contents 1 Naming 2 Taxonomy 3 Characteristics 3.1 Growth 3.2 Wood and Bark 3.3 Leaves 3.4 Flowers and Fruit 3.5 Root System 4 Distribution 5 Cultivation 6 Uses 7 Maintenance 8 Varities and Cultivars 9 Poisonousness 10 Pests and Diseases 11 Man and Arrabidaea chica 11.1 History 11.2 Arrabidaea chica in art 11.3 Symbolism 11.4 Superstition 12 See also 13 References 13.1 Literature 13.2 Footnotes 14 Non-commercial Links

[edit] Naming

Arrabidaea chica was already described and the name validly published by Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt and Aimé Jacques Alexandre Bonpland. It was not until 1868, however, that Jean Baptiste Verlot reclassified it into todays valid botanical systematics.

[edit] Taxonomy

Arrabidaea chica is a species in the genus Arrabidaea which belongs to the family of the Bignoniaceae (Trumpet-creeper Family).

[edit] Characteristics

[edit] Growth

[edit] Wood and Bark

[edit] Leaves

Arrabidaea chica is an evergreen plant with simple leaves. The leaves are arranged alternately along the stems. They are obovate with entire margins.

[edit] Flowers and Fruit

The flowers are funnel-shaped and pink. The flowers are arranged in panicles.

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[edit] Cultivation

Arrabidaea chica prefers a sunny to half shady site. It grows best in sandy or pebbly, loamy soil that is moist.

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[edit] Maintenance

[edit] Varities and Cultivars

[edit] Poisonousness

 Please read the health issues note! 

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[edit] Man and Arrabidaea chica

[edit] History

[edit] Arrabidaea chica in art

[edit] Symbolism

[edit] Superstition

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[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

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] Non-commercial Links

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• United States Department of Agriculturees:Arrabidaea chicafr:Arrabidaea chica