Macrosiphonia

Macrosiphonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Apocynoideae
Tribe: Mesechiteae
Genus: Macrosiphonia
Müll.Arg.[1]
Species

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Macrosiphonia is a genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae.[1] The name is derived from the Greek words μακρός (makros), meaning "large," and σίφων (siphon), meaning "tube." It refers to the shape of the flowers.[2] Members of the genus are commonly known as rocktrumpets.[3]

Selected species

References

  1. ^ a b "Genus: Macrosiphonia Müll. Arg.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2007-10-05. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?7143. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
  2. ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. Volume III: M-Q. p. 1585. ISBN 9780849326738. http://books.google.com/books?id=kaN-hLL-3qEC. 
  3. ^ a b "Macrosiphonia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=30179. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
  4. ^ "GRIN Species Records of Macrosiphonia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?7143. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 

External links

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Data related to Macrosiphonia at Wikispecies