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''Angelonia'' is a
Some species are cultivated as
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of about 30 species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
which occur from Mexico to Argentina and is classified in the Plantaginaceae. They are herbaceous plants occurring mainly in arid and semi-arid habitats. Most ''Angelonia'' species can be found in Northeastern Brazil in the Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest namely Caatinga. The flowers of ''Angelonia'' are highly specialized for pollination because they have hairs in the inner corolla, which produces oils collected by oil bee pollinators, especially of the genus ''Centris
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''.
Cultivation
Some species are cultivated as ornamental plant
Ornamental plants or garden plants are plants that are primarily grown for their beauty but also for qualities such as scent or how they shape physical space. Many flowering plants and garden varieties tend to be specially bred cultivars that i ...
s for their snapdragon
''Antirrhinum'' is a genus of plants commonly known as dragon flowers, snapdragons and dog flower because of the flowers' fancied resemblance to the face of a dragon that opens and closes its mouth when laterally squeezed. They are native to r ...
-like flowers, but need warm temperatures and large amounts of sunlight.
Garden varieties are mainly cultivars of ''A. angustifolia''.
Species
References
Plantaginaceae Plantaginaceae genera Taxa named by Aimé Bonpland Taxa named by Alexander von Humboldt {{Plantaginaceae-stub