Author:
Qjure
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-665.73.09
Leptoglossis schwenckiodes
Synonym: Salpiglossis schwenkioides.
Region: Peru.
Habitat: canyons in the mountains above.
Botany
Shrub.
Leaves: variety of entire, small or scaly leaves; reduced the higher they are on the plant. Inflorescence: indistinctly arranged in racemes or panicles.
Flowers: on the upper branches; with small bracts; bell-shaped; 5 narrow lobes, between which a clearly membrane-like area is formed; crown cylindrical, 1.0 and 1.5 cm long, tube with a diameter of 1.0 to 1.5 mm, the crown hem is narrow; stamens are closely enclosed by the crown throat.