Lophospermum purpurascens
Lophospermum purpurascens is a climbing or scrambling herbaceous perennial native to Mexico, occurring in the states of Oaxaca, Veracruz and possibly Puebla. It has tubular flowers, white at the base and dark purple elsewhere. It was first described by Wayne J. Elisens in 1985.[2] The epithet purpurascens means purplish or becoming purple.[3]
| Lophospermum purpurascens | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Lophospermum |
| Species: | L. purpurascens |
| Binomial name | |
| Lophospermum purpurascens Elisens[1] | |
References
- "Lophospermum purpurascens", The Plant List, retrieved 2014-08-20
- Elisens, Wayne J. (1985), "Monograph of the Maurandyinae (Scrophulariaceae-Antirrhineae)", Systematic Botany Monographs, 5: 1–97, doi:10.2307/25027602, JSTOR 25027602
- Stearn, W.T. (2004), Botanical Latin (4th (p/b) ed.), Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, p. 477, ISBN 978-0-7153-1643-6
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