Fouquieria formosa
Fouquieria formosa is a species of Fouquieria in the ocotillo family, native to central and southern Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Guerrero, Puebla, Morelos, Michoacán, México State, Distrito Federal, Jalisco).[1][2]
| Fouquieria formosa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Fouquieriaceae |
| Genus: | Fouquieria |
| Species: | F. formosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Fouquieria formosa | |
Description
Fouquieria formosa is a large shrub or small tree growing to 10 m in height and has spines and red-orange flowers. The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds.[2][3][4]
References
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility: Fouquieria formosa
- McVaugh, R. 2001. Ochnaceae to Loasaceae. 3: 9–751. In R. McVaugh (ed.) Flora Novo-Galiciana. The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- Kunth, Karl (Carl) Sigismund 1823. Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (quarto ed.) 6: 83 description in Latin
- Kunth, Karl (Carl) Sigismund 1823. Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (quarto ed.) 6: figure DXXVII (527) line drawing of Fouquieria formosa
- Photo of herbarium specimen at Field Museum in Chicago, collected in Morelos in 1969
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