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Bouvardia Oaxacana
''Bouvardia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Family (biology), family Rubiaceae. It contains about 50 species of evergreen Herbaceous plant, herbs and shrubs native to Mexico and Central America, with one species extending into the southwestern United States (''Bouvardia ternifolia, B. ternifolia'', in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas). The genus is named in honor of Charles Bouvard (1572–1658), physician to Louis XIII, and superintendent of the Jardin des Plantes, Jardin du Roi in Paris. In the language of flowers, Bouvardia symbolize enthusiasm. Description They grow to 0.6–1.5 m tall. The leaf, leaves are opposite or in whorls of 3-5, ovate to lanceolate, 3–11 cm long. The flowers are in terminal, generally many-flowered clusters; the corolla has a large tube and four spreading lobes; flower colour ranges varies between species, with white, yellow, pink, and red all found. Uses Several species of ''Bouvardia'' are grown as ornamental plants, both in the tropics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bouvardia Ternifolia
''Bouvardia ternifolia'', the firecracker bush, is a shrub widespread across much of Mexico, the range extending south into Honduras and north into the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico and Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...). ''Bouvardia ternifolia'' is a shrub up to 120 cm (4 feet) tall. It has dark green, narrowly egg-shaped leaves. Flowers are speculacular: long, tubular, bright scarlet, up to 10 cm (2 inches) long, in clusters at the ends of the branches. Hummingbirds frequently imbibe the nectar from the blooms. ''Bouvardia ternifolia'' is widely cultivated as an ornamental because of its showy flowers.Schlechtendal, Diederich Franz Leonhard von, in Planchon, Jules Émile. 1855. Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe 10: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
