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Calceolaria tenella (Calceolaria tenella)

Description

Calceolaria (/ˌkælsiəˈlɛəriə/), also called lady's purse, slipper flower and pocketbook flower, or slipperwort, is a genus of plants in the family Calceolariaceae, sometimes classified in Scrophulariaceae by some authors. This genus consists of about 388 species of shrubs, lianas and herbs, and the geographical range extends from Patagonia to central Mexico, with its distribution centre in Andean region. Calceolaria species have usually yellow or orange flowers, which can have red or purple spots. The Calceolaria Herbeohybrida group, also called C. herbeohybrida Voss, is a group of ornamental hybrids known only in cultivation, called florists slipperwort. Species of plants flower Calceolaria tenella . First described by Eduard Friedrich Poeppig and Amp; Endl .. The Calceolaria tenella covered kahenera Calceolaria relatives Calceolariaceae . Nowadays there is no such thing as being listed under it.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Lamiales

            • Family: Calceolariaceae

              • Genus: Calceolaria