Angelonia gardneri
Bot. Mag. 66: plate 3754. 1839
IntroducedSelected by author to be illustrated
Stems slightly 4-angled, 30–50 cm, stipitate-glandular, especially on angles. Leaves: blade narrowly lanceolate, 40–90 × 5–15 mm, smaller distally, base narrowed, apex acute, abaxial surface glandular-pubescent, adaxial glabrous, sometimes sparsely glandular-pubescent when young. Racemes glandular-pubescent; bracts 5–20 × 4–10 mm, larger in fruit, flowers 1 per axil. Pedicels strongly recurved in fruit, 9–12 mm, glandular-pubescent. Flowers: sepals 3–4 × 2–3 mm, margins pale; corolla tube white to purple with darker spots within, 3–5 mm, throat 9–12 mm diam., palate concave, 3–5 mm; filaments 3–4 mm. Capsules globular, 3–8 mm, glabrous; style and stigma persistent. Seeds 1–1.5 mm, reticulate-alveolate. 2n = 20 (India).
Phenology: Flowering May–Oct.
Habitat: Roadsides, disturbed ground.
Elevation: 0–100 m.
Phenology: Flowering May–Oct.
Habitat: Roadsides, disturbed ground.
Elevation: 0–100 m.
Distribution
Fla., South America (Brazil), introduced also elsewhere in South America, Asia, Africa, Pacific Islands.
Discussion
Mature fruits are seldom found in the flora area. Purple, pink, white, and variegated corolla forms of Angelonia gardneri and the Mexican A. angustifolia Bentham, distinguished by its glabrous stems and larger flowers, are grown as annuals in temperate North America, Europe, and Asia.
Angelonia gardneri has not been collected outside of cultivation since the 1940s; it has become much more common in cultivation and is very likely to escape.
References
None.
Lower Taxa
No lower taxa listed.
Facts about "Angelonia gardneri"
Author | Kerry A. Barringer + and Neil A. Harriman† + |
Authority | Hooker + |
Distribution | Fla. +, South America (Brazil) +, introduced also elsewhere in South America +, Asia +, Africa + and Pacific Islands. + |
Elevation | 0–100 m. + |
Habitat | Roadsides, disturbed ground. + |
Introduced | true + |
Phenology | Flowering May–Oct. + |
Publication title | Bot. Mag. + |
Publication year | 1839 + |
Reference | None + |
Source xml | https://jpend@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation.git/src/f6b125a955440c0872999024f038d74684f65921/coarse grained fna xml/V17/V17 82.xml + |
Special status | Introduced + and Selected by author to be illustrated + |
Taxon family | Plantaginaceae + |
Taxon name | Angelonia gardneri + |
Taxon parent | Angelonia + |
Taxon rank | species + |
Volume | Volume 17 + |