Schizanthus

Schizanthus (butterfly flower) is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family Solanaceae. The genus is made up of twelve species: Schizanthus alpestris, Schizanthus candidus, Schizanthus grahamii, Schizanthus hookerii, Schizanthus integrifolius, Schizanthus lacteus, Schizanthus laetus, Schizanthus litoralis, Schizanthus parvulus, Schizanthus pinnatus, Schizanthus porrigens and Schizanthus tricolor.[1]

Schizanthus
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Schizanthus

  1. American Journal of Botany. Ancestral reconstruction of flower morphology and pollination systems in Schizanthus (Solanaceae). Reproductive Biology (1 July 2006)Botanical Society of America, Inc.. Retrieved 14 February 2012.[dead link]


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