Schizanthus pinnatus

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Common Names

Description

Family Solanaceae

Herbs, shrubs , small trees , or climbers . Stems sometimes prickly, rarely thorny; hairs simple , branched, or stellate , sometimes glandular . Leaves alternate, solitary or paired , simple or pinnately compound , without stipules; leaf blade entire , dentate , lobed , or divided . Inflorescences terminal , overtopped by continuing axes, appearing axillary , extra-axillary , or leaf opposed, often apparently umbellate , racemose, paniculate , clustered, or solitary flowers, rarely true cymes, sometimes bracteate . Flowers mostly bisexual , usually regular, 5-merous, rarely 4- or 6-9-merous. Calyx mostly lobed. Petals united . Stamens as many as corolla lobes and alternate with them, inserted within corolla, all alike or 1 or more reduced; anthers dehiscing longitudinally or by apical pores . Ovary 2-5-locular; placentation mostly axile ; ovules usually numerous . Style 1. Fruiting calyx often becoming enlarged, mostly persistent . Fruit a berry or capsule. Seeds with copious endosperm; embryo mostly curved .

About 95 genera with 2300 species: best represented in western tropical America, widespread in temperate and tropical regions ; 20 genera (ten introduced ) and 101 species in China.

Some species of Solanaceae are known in China only by plants cultivated in ornamental or specialty gardens: Atropa belladonna Linnaeus, Cyphomandra betacea (Cavanilles) Sendtner, Brugmansia suaveolens (Willdenow) Berchtold & Presl, Nicotiana alata Link & Otto, and Solanum jasminoides Paxton.[1]

Physical Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 3,657 meters (0 to 11,998 feet).[2]

Biology

Reproduction

Duration: Annual , Biennial

Growth

Culture: Space 9-12" apart.

Soil: Minimum pH: 5.6 • Maximum pH: 7.5

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade.

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Schizanthus pinnatus Ruiz & Pav ón

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000

Place of publication : Fl. peruv. 1:13, t. 17. 1798

Name verified on 10-Apr-1995 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 17-May-2006

Similar Species

Members of the genus Schizanthus

There are approximately 66 species in this genus:

S. alpestris · S. alpestris var. glanduliferus · S. angustifolius · S. araucanus · S. calycosus · S. candidus (Poor Mans Orchid) · S. coccineus (Little Mountain Butterfly) · S. diazi · S. duodecemfidus · S. 'Dwarf Bouquet Mixed' · S. evansianus · S. fallax · S. floribundus · S. gayanus · S. gilliesii · S. glandulifer · S. glanduliferus · S. gracilis · S. gracilis var. angustifolius · S. grahami · S. grahamii (Mariposita Cordillerana) · S. grahami var. araucanus · S. grahami var. coccinea · S. heterophyllus · S. hookeri (Little Mountain Butterfly) · S. hookeri var. calycosus · S. humilis · S. incanus · S. integrifolius · S. laciniosus · S. lacteus · S. laetus · S. latifolius · S. lilacinus · S. litoralis · S. major · S. papilionaceus · S. parvulus · S. pinnatifidus · S. pinnatus (Poor-Man´s-Orchid) · S. pinnatus 'Angel Wings' (Poor Mans Orchid) · S. pinnatus 'Hit Parade' · S. pinnatus 'Sweet Lips' · S. porrigens (Butterfly Flower) · S. priestii · S. retusus · S. retusus Hook. 'Grahamii' · S. robustus · S. romani · S. 'Royal Pierrot' (Poor Mans Orchid) · S. san · S. san-romani · S. san romani · S. splendens · S. tenuifolius · S. tenuis · S. 'Treasure Trove Pure Scarlet Shades' (Treasure Trove Pure Scarlet Shades Schizanthus) · S. tricolor (Mariposita) · S. venustus · S. violaceus · S. wisetonensis · S. x wisetonensis · S. x wisetonensis'Pure Scarlet' (Poor Mans Orchid) · S. x wisetonensis'Pure White' (Poor Mans Orchid) · S. x wisetonensis'Treasure Trove Lilac Bicolor' (Treasure Trove Lilac Bicolor Poor Mans Orchid) · S. x wisetonensis'Treasure Trove Rose Bicolor' (Treasure Trove Rose Bicolor Schizanthus)

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Further Reading

• Annales des sciences naturelles. Paris: Fortin, Masson, 1834-1937. FRE url p. 106, p. 107.
• Annals and magazine of natural history: including zoology, botany and geology London. url p. 549.
• Botanisches Zentralblatt; referierendes Organ für das Gesamtgebiet der Botanik. Jena [etc.]G. Fischer [etc.] GER url p. 5, p. 6, p. 602.
• Bulletin General et Universel des Annonces et de Nouvelles Scientifiques. Paris. url p. 215, p. 470.
• Die Gartenwelt. Berlin: G. Schmidt, [1897- GER url p. 497, p. 498.
• Die Pflanzenwelt Norwegens. Ein Beitrag zur Natur- und Culturgeschichte Nord-Europas, von F.C. Schübeler. Christiania, A.W. Brögger, 1873-1875. GER url p. 270, p. 64, p. 76.
• Dr. L. Rabenhorst's Kryptogamen-Flora von Deutschland, Oesterreich und der Schweiz Leipzig: E. Kummer, 1884-1966. GER url p. 412.
• Edwards' botanical register, or, Ornamental flower-garden and shrubbery London: James Ridgway, 1829-1847. ENG url p. 1544, p. 1562.
• Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. (Zander ed13)
• Flora of Peru / by J. Francis Macbride. Chicago, [Ill.]: Field Museum of Natural History, [1962] ENG url p. 145.
• Gartenflora. Erlangen: F. Enke, 1852-1940. GER url p. 251, p. 253.
• Horticulteur belge, journal des jardiniers et amateurs. Bruxelles, 1833-1838. FRE url p. 132.
• Horticulture. Boston, Mass.: Horticulture Pub. Co., c1904- ENG url p. 418.
• Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. (Dict Gard)
• Jahresbericht über die Fortschritte auf dem Gesamtgebiete der Agrikultur-Chemie. Berlin: Julius Springer, 1866-1919. GER url p. 225.
• Jornal de horticultura practica. Porto: José Marques Loureiro, 1870-1892. POR url p. 61.
• Just's botanischer jahresbericht. Systematisch geordnetes repertorium der botanischen literatur aller länder. Berlin, Gebr. Borntraeger, 1874-98; GER url p. 117, p. 158, p. 400, p. 494, p. 606.
• L'Horticulteur franais de mil huit cent cinquante et un: journal des amateurs et des intrts horticoles. Paris: Bureau du journal, 1851-1872. FRE url p. 166.
• L'Horticulteur practicien; revue de l'horticulture franaise et trangre. Paris, A. Goin. FRE url p. 163.
• Literaturberichte zur Flora, oder Allgemeinen botanischen Zeitung. Regensburg, K. Bayerische Botanische Gesellschaft. GER url p. 91.
• Marticorena, C. & M. Quezada. 1985. Gayana, Bot. 42:72.
• The Floral world and garden guide. London, Groombridge and Sons, 1858-1880. ENG url p. 108, p. 75.
• The Gardener. Edinburgh;W. Blackwood and sons, 1867-1882. ENG url p. 95.
• The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste. Albany, N.Y.: Luther Tucker, 1846-1875. ENG url p. 421.
• The Journal of horticulture, cottage gardener and country gentlemen. London: George W. Johnson and Robert Hogg, 1861-1877. ENG url p. 114, p. 399.
• The florist and garden miscellany. London: Chapman and Hall, 1850-1851. ENG url p. 267.
• The journal of the Horticultural Society of London. London, [England]: Published for the Society, by Longman and Co., 1846-1855. ENG url p. 108, p. 320.
• Travels of Ruiz, Pavón, and Dombey in Peru and Chile (1777-1788) / by Hipólito Ruiz; with an epilogue and official documents added by Agustín Jesús Barreiro; translation by B.E. Dahlgren. Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History, 1940. ENG url p. 114.
• Kuang Ko-zen & Lu An-ming, eds. 1978. Solanaceae. Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 67(1): 1-175.

Notes

Contributors

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 02, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 23 providers.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (May 01, 2008)

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 02, 2008:

• Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
• Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Vascular Plant Herbarium, Oslo
• The Swedish Museum of Natural History
• , Herbarium of Oskarshamn
• The Swedish Museum of Natural History
• , Plants
• USDA PLANTS, USDA PLANTS Database

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2653684
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-30626
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13745134
• GRIN Nomen Number: 401822
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 30626
• U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: SCPI
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 62071

Footnotes

1. Zhi-Yun Zhang, Anmin Lu & William G. D'Arcy "Solanaceae". in Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 300. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]
2. Mean = 199.280 meters (653.806 feet), Standard Deviation = 297.760 based on 3,009 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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