''Salpiglossis'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the subfamily

Cestroideae Cestroideae (syn. Browallioideae) is a subfamily of the plant family Solanaceae, the nightshades. It currently contains the three tribes and seven genera, as follows: *Browallieae Hunz. **''Browallia'' L. **'' Streptosolen'' (Benth.) Miers *Ce ...

of family

Solanaceae The Solanaceae , or nightshades, are a family of flowering plants that ranges from annual and perennial herbs to vines, lianas, epiphytes, shrubs, and trees, and includes a number of agricultural crops, medicinal plants, spices, weeds, and orn ...

. It is closely related to the genus ''

Reyesia ''Reyesia'' is a small genus of four species of flowering plants belonging to the subfamily Cestroideae of the nightshade family Solanaceae. It is closely related to the genus '' Salpiglossis'', which provides the ornamental species '' Salpiglo ...

'', with which it makes up the

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Salpiglossideae. Species in the genus ''Salpiglossis'' are found in Mexico, Argentina and Chile.

Taxonomy

The genus name Salpiglossis is a compound of the

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words for "trumpet" σαλπινξ ( ''salpinx'' ) and "tongue" γλώσσα ( ''glossa'' ). The relatively large flowers of ''

Salpiglossis sinuata ''Salpiglossis sinuata'', the painted tongue, scalloped tube tongue, velvet trumpet flower, palito amargo ( Spanish : ''bitter little stick'' - from the extreme bitterness of its leaves) or panza de burro ( Spanish : ''donkey's paunch'' ), is ...

'' ( the species in general cultivation ) are prettily veined and come in a pleasing range of colours. The species grows to an average height of 75 cm. The following species are recognised in the genus ''Salpiglossis'': *''

Salpiglossis arniatera ''Salpiglossis'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the subfamily Cestroideae of family Solanaceae. It is closely related to the genus ''Reyesia'', with which it makes up the tribe Salpiglossideae. Species in the genus ''Salpiglossis'' ...

'' (B.L.Rob.) D'Arcy *''

'' Ruiz & Pav. *'' Salpiglossis spinescens '' Clos

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