Agalinis itambensis
Appearance
Agalinis itambensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Orobanchaceae |
Genus: | Agalinis |
Species: | A. itambensis
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Binomial name | |
Agalinis itambensis V.C. Souza & S. I. Elias
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Agalinis itambensis is a plant species endemic to Brazil. It is known only from Serra do Itambé in the State of Minas Gerais.[1][2]
Agalinis itambensis is an erect to trailing herb up to 30 cm tall. Stems are round or slightly angled in cross-section. Leaves are narrow and linear, up to 2.5 cm long. Flowers are strongly zygomorphic, up to 2 cm long, magenta with creamy stripes and purple spots.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Souza, VC, SI Elias, & AM Giulietti. 2001. Notes in Agalinis (Scrophulariaceae) from Brazil. Novon 11:484-488.
- ^ Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil "2010". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-08-20.. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro.