Slipper flower plants (Calceolariaceae) are one in that the (Lamiales). The Taxa was integrated in former times into the Scrophulariaceae, after gene sequence analyses of rbcL, cpDNA ndhF and rps2 is it since 2001 (Olmstead et al.) its own family.

Spreading

They have a purely neotropische spreading. They have their areas in Central America, in the flat country western South America and the mountains of the South America. An exception is Jovellana sinclairii, which comes from the north island of New Zealand.

Description

Calceolariaceae are rare usually krautige plants, bushes. They have or rarely ganzrandige, simple sheets, them are against constant.

The blooms are They have normally two Nektar do not offer it. The Fruchtknoten is halfunder constant. The grew together to the typical "slipper", this are zweilippig. The opening is called mouth. If the mouth is strongly closed, the blooms are dusted by Hummeln, are opened the mouth far, are bees the The with oil from oil glands and Pollen is recompenced. Cap fruits are formed.

Systematics

To the family of the slipper flower plants (Calceolariaceae) only two kinds and about 260 kinds belong:

• Slipper flowers (Calceolaria): With 240 to 270 kinds, Neotropis.
• Jovellana: With six or seven kinds, with homeland in Chile and the north island of New Zealand, it grow in moderate Klimaten:
  • J. punctata, Chile (in higher situations for example in 1985 and 3920 m NN)
  • J. scapiflora, Chile
  • J. tenella, Chile
  • J. triandra, Chile
  • J. violacea, small bush also, like the botanische name already says, violet blooms, resident in Chile (Valdiviani forest in southern Chile).
  • J. sinclairii, one of the two kinds of the family outside of the Neotropis on the north island of New Zealand, it is a small half bush.
  • J. repens, one of the two kinds of the family outside of the Neotropis on the north island of New Zealand, half bush.

Kinds of the earlier kinds Fagelia, Porodittia, Stemotria were integrated into the kind Calcealaria.

Pictures

Room slipper flower (Calceolaria Herbeohybrida):

Articles in category "Slipper flower plants"

We found here 3 articles.