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Asteranthera

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Asteranthera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Asteranthera
Hanst.
Species

Asteranthera ovata

Asteranthera is a genus of plants in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the humid forests of Argentina and Chile, it is a species of evergreen scrambling vine. The plant has small, scalloped-margin and rounded leaves and its two-lipped, tubular red flowers with white markings flowers in the summer. It can be grown as a climber or a ground cover.

Species

References

  1. ^ Michail Belov, Chileflora, retrieved 11 November 2016
  • Lord, Tony (2003) Flora: The Gardener's Bible : More than 20,000 garden plants from around the world. London: Cassell. ISBN 0-304-36435-5
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