Escallonia Mutis ex L.f.
Details
Escallonia Mutis ex L.f., Suppl. Pl. 21 (1782)
Escallonia Mutis ex L.f.
Biostatus
Nomenclature
Mutis ex L.f.
L.f.
1782
21
ICN
Escallonia Mutis ex L.f.
genus
Escallonia
Classification
Subordinates
Vernacular names
Descriptions
Escallonia Mutis ex L.f.
Evergreen, densely branched shrubs or trees. Lvs alternate, simple, often in clusters in axils of larger lvs, glossy, entire or serrate, usually dotted below with oil glands. Infl. usually terminal, rarely axillary, racemose or paniculate. Calyx forming a 5-lobed rim surrounding hypanthium. Petals 5, long-clawed, free but overlapping and often forming a tube. Stamens 5. Ovary inferior, enclosed in an obconic hypanthium. Capsule rounded, with persistent, elongated style.
Taxonomic concepts
Escallonia Mutis ex L.f.
Escallonia
Escallonia Mutis ex L.f.
Escallonia Mutis ex L.f.
Escallonia Mutis ex L.f.
Escallonia Mutis ex L.f.
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scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
19 August 2015