Schizanthus pinnatus

Schizanthus pinnatus
The attractive flowers of Schizanthus pinnatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Schizanthus
Species:
S. pinnatus
Binomial name
Schizanthus pinnatus
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Schizanthus duodecemfidus Stokes
    • Schizanthus evansianus Paxton
    • Schizanthus gayanus Phil.
    • Schizanthus gracilis Clos
    • Schizanthus gracilis var. angustifolius Reiche
    • Schizanthus heterophyllus Phil.
    • Schizanthus humilis Phil.
    • Schizanthus laciniosus Phil.
    • Schizanthus lilacinus Kunze
    • Schizanthus major Hoffmanns. ex Steud.
    • Schizanthus pinnatifidus Lindl.
    • Schizanthus priestii Paxton
    • Schizanthus tenuifolius Phil.
    • Schizanthus tenuis Phil.

Schizanthus pinnatus, called butterfly flower or poor man's orchid, names it shares with other members of its genus, is a species of plant in the genus Schizanthus in the nightshade family, Solanaceae, native to Chile and naturalized elsewhere.[2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental.[3]

Description

It is an annual plant of 20 to 50 cm in height, glandulous]]-pubescent, with pinnatisect leaves 2.5 to 3 cm in length, divided into 6 to 8 pairs in oblong-linear segments, entire or separated. The flowers are white, pink or violet, 2 to 3 cm in diameter, arranged in paniculate inflorescences, sometimes dichotomous. The fruit is a globular boll of approximately 5 mm length. It is commonly known as the "small butterfly" ("mariposita") or "small, white butterfly" ("mariposita blanca").[4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ Fl. Peruv. 1: 13 (1798)
  2. ^ a b "Schizanthus pinnatus Ruiz & Pav". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Schizanthus pinnatus". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  4. ^ Dimitri, M. 1987. Enciclopedia Argentina de Agricultura y Jardinería. Volume I. Descripción de plantas cultivadas. Publisher ACME S.A.C.I., Buenos Aires.
  5. ^ C. Muñoz. 1965. El desierto florido. Notic. Mensual MNHN 10 (111): 1-8
  6. ^ Reiche K.Volume 5-241-409