Tropaeolum peregrinum

Tropaeolum peregrinum

Taxobox
name = "Tropaeolum peregrinum"



regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Brassicales
familia = Tropaeolaceae
genus = "Tropaeolum"
species = "T. peregrinum"
binomial = "Tropaeolum peregrinum"
binomial_authority = L.

"Tropaeolum peregrinum" (canary creeper, canarybird flower, canarybird vine, or canary nasturtium) is a species of "Tropaeolum" native to western South America in Peru and possibly also Ecuador.Germplasm Resources Information Network: [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?401908 "Tropaeolum peregrinum"] ] Huxley, A., ed. (1992). "New RHS Dictionary of Gardening". Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.]

It is a climbing plant growing to 2.5 m high by scrambling over other vegetation. The leaves are 2–5 cm diameter, palmately lobed with three to seven (mostly five) lobes; they are subpeltate, with the petiole attached within the leaf (not at the edge), though near the edge. The flowers are 2–4 cm diameter, with five frilled petals, bright pale yellow (canary-coloured, hence the English name), often with red spots at the base of the petals, eight stamens, and a 12 mm nectar spur at the rear.

It is widely grown as an ornamental plant in many parts of the world.

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Tropaeolum peregrinum —   Capuchina amarilla …   Wikipedia Español

  • Tropaeolum peregrinum — karpytalapė nasturtė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Nasturtinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Tropaeolum peregrinum), paplitęs Peru. atitikmenys: lot. Tropaeolum peregrinum angl. canary bird flower; canary bird vine; canary creeper pranc.… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Tropaeolum peregrinum — Nasturtium Nas*tur tium, n. [L. nasturtium, for nasitortium, fr. nasus nose + torquere, tortum, to twist, torture, in allusion to the causing one to make a wry face by its pungent taste. See {Nose} of the face, and {Torture}.] 1. (Bot.) A genus… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tropaeolum peregrinum — Canary bird Ca*na ry bird (Zo[ o]l.) A small singing bird of the Finch family ({Serinus Canarius}), a native of the Canary Islands. It was brought to Europe in the 16th century, and made a household pet. It generally has a yellowish body with the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tropaeolum peregrinum — noun a climber having flowers that are the color of canaries • Syn: ↑canarybird flower, ↑canarybird vine, ↑canary creeper • Hypernyms: ↑nasturtium …   Useful english dictionary

  • Tropaeolum — Tropaeolum …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Tropaeolum — Kapuzinerkressen Kleine Kapuzinerkresse (Tropaeolum minus) Systematik Abteilung: Bedecktsamer (Magnoliophyta) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Tropaeolum — This article is about the flowering plants of the genus Tropaeolum, commonly called nasturtiums. For the genus of watercresses, see Nasturtium (genus). Tropaeolum Tropaeolum majus Scientific …   Wikipedia

  • Tropaeolum — ? Настурция Tropaeolum majus Научная классификация Царство: Растения Отдел …   Википедия

  • Tropaeolum — minus …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”