Eriolarynx australis
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Solanales |
Family: | Solanaceae |
Genus: | Eriolarynx |
Species: | E. australis
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Eriolarynx australis | |
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Eriolarynx australis, called mini angel's trumpet or blue angel's trumpet, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Eriolarynx, native to Bolivia and northwest Argentina.[2] It is widely listed in the horticultural literature under the synonym Iochroma australe. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
It is a compact shrub to 2.5 m (8.2 ft) tall and broad, with downy leaves and pale violet-blue trumpet-shaped pendent blooms in summer. It is hardy in mild regions, otherwise must be grown under glass. It needs a sheltered position in full sun.[3]
The Latin specific epithet australis means "southern".[4]
Some cultivars are known, originally described under the synonym Iochroma australe:[5]
- E. australe 'Andean Snow'
- E. australe 'Bill Evans'
- E. australe 'Sunrise'
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Iochroma_australe_2.jpg/220px-Iochroma_australe_2.jpg)
References
[edit]- ^ Plantsman 17: 125 (2018)
- ^ a b "Eriolarynx australis (Griseb.) J.M.H.Shaw". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Eriolarynx australis mini angel's trumpet". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.
- ^ Shaw, J.M.H. (1998). "A Review of Iochroma in Cultivation". New Plantsman. 5 (3): 154–192.