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][3]
List
  • Eutoca pedunculosa Phil.
  • Schizanthus duodecemfidus Stokes
  • Schizanthus evansianus Paxton
  • Schizanthus floribundus Phil.
  • Schizanthus gayanus Phil.
  • Schizanthus gracilis (Benth.) Clos
  • Schizanthus gracilis var. angustifolius Reiche
  • Schizanthus grandiflorus-albus Washburn
  • Schizanthus grandiflorus-oculatus Van Houtte ex T.Moore
  • Schizanthus humilis Phil.
  • Schizanthus latifolius Phil.
  • Schizanthus lilacinus Kunze
  • Schizanthus major Hoffmanns. ex Steud.
  • Schizanthus oculatus-atropurpureus Washburn
  • Schizanthus pinnatifidus Lindl.
  • Schizanthus pinnatus var. gracilis Benth.
  • Schizanthus pinnatus var. grandiflorus-oculatus (Van Houtte ex T.Moore) Groenland
  • Schizanthus pinnatus f. papilionaceus Voss
  • Schizanthus priestii Paxton
  • Schizanthus violaceus Paxton & Lindl.

Schizanthus pinnatus, called butterfly flower or poor man's orchid, names it shares with other members of its genus, is a species of flowering plant in the nightshade family, Solanaceae.[2][4] It is native to Chile and naturalized elsewhere.[3] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental.[5]

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").[6][7][8]

References

  1. ^ Fl. Peruv. 1: 13 (1798)
  2. ^ a b "Schizanthus pinnatus Ruiz & Pav". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Schizanthus pinnatus Ruiz & Pav". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  5. ^ "Schizanthus pinnatus". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  6. ^ Dimitri, M. 1987. Enciclopedia Argentina de Agricultura y Jardinería. Volume I. Descripción de plantas cultivadas. Publisher ACME S.A.C.I., Buenos Aires.
  7. ^ C. Muñoz. 1965. El desierto florido. Notic. Mensual MNHN 10 (111): 1-8
  8. ^ Reiche K.Volume 5-241-409
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