''Lennoa'' is a
monotypic
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genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s belonging to the family
Boraginaceae
Boraginaceae, the borage or forget-me-not family, includes about 2,000 species of shrubs, trees and herbs in 146, to 156 genera with a worldwide distribution.
The APG IV system from 2016 classifies the Boraginaceae as single family of the or ...
.
It only contains one known species, Lennoa madreporoides
Lex. It is within the subfamily of
Lennoaceae
Lennooideae is a subfamily of parasitic flowering plants of southwestern North America and northwestern South America.
The relationships of this subfamily to other plants remain uncertain. It was traditionally treated at family rank as Lennoacea ...
.
Its native range is Mexico to Venezuela. It is found in the countries of Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua and Venezuela.
It is found on hillside elevations from above sea level.
[Paul Schultz Martin (Editor) ]
It has the common name of ''Flor de tierra'' (or “flower of the earth”).
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It is a root parasite,][ usually found growing on roots of the Mexican sunflower ('' Tithonia''). The oval mushroom-like stem is tall and is covered at maturity with small round,][ or star-like flowers, which are lavender,][ or violet with yellow throats. They bloom in the fall (autumn).][
The genus name of ''Lennoa'' is in honour of Joaquín Leño, a Mexican independence fighter.][
The species has the Latin specific epithet of ''madreporoides'' which refers to the genus ]Madrepora
Madrepora (Spanish, "mother of pores") is a genus of stony corals, often found forming reefs or islands in tropical locations. The names Madrepore and Madreporaria were formerly applied universally to any stony coral of the family Scleractinia. T ...
(which in Latin means "mother of pores") and the Greco-Roman suffix -oides ("similar to"), due to its resemblance to this genus of corals.
Both the genus and the species were first described and published in P.de La Llave & J.M.de Lexarza, Nov. Veg. Descr. Vol.1 on page 7 in 1824.
References
Other sources
* Breedlove, DE 1986. Flora of Chiapas. Florist Listings. Mexico 4: i - v, 1–246.
* CONABIO. 2009. Taxonomic catalog of Mexican species. 1. In Capital Nat. Mexico. CONABIO, Mexico City.
* Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2012. Verbenaceae. 4 (2): 453–473. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang * * Cabrera (eds.) Fl. Mesoamer .. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
* Gibson, DN 1970. Lennoaceae. In Standley, PC & LO Williams (eds.), Flora of Guatemala - Part IX, Numbers 1 and 2. Fieldiana, Bot. 24 (9 / 1–2): 96–99.
* Grayum, MH 2007. Lennoaceae. In: Manual of Plants of Costa Rica. Vol. 6. BE Hammel, MH Grayum, C. Herrera & N. Zamora (eds.). Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 111: 187-188.
* Hokche, O., PE Berry & O. Huber. (eds.) 2008. New Cat. Fl. Vasc. Venezuela 1–860. Botanical Institute of Venezuela Foundation, Caracas.
* Stevens, WD, C. Ulloa Ulloa, A. Pool & OM Montiel Jarquín. 2001. Flora of Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85: i-xlii,.
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Lennooideae
Boraginaceae genera
Plants described in 1824
Flora of Mexico
Flora of Central America
Flora of Venezuela
Flora of Colombia