Mitraria
Mitraria | |
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Mitraria coccinea | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Gesneriaceae |
Genus: | Mitraria Cav. |
Species: | M. coccinea |
Binomial name | |
Mitraria coccinea Cav. | |
Mitraria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, comprising the sole species M. coccinea (Chilean mitre flower).
It is a woody climbing plant, native of the temperate rain forests of Chile. It is also cultivated as a garden plant in cool, moist areas, scrambling over the ground and climbing trees to 25ft at Arduaine Garden in Argyll, Scotland. The very attractive scarlet-orange tubular flowers are borne in late spring and summer.
External links
- "Mitraria coccinea" en Enciclopedia de la flora Chilena
- Mitraria coccinea from Paghat Garden
- Mitraria coccinea from Chilebosque
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