Holmskioldia sanguinea Retz.
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Authority
Acevedo-Rodríguez, Pedro. 2005. Vines and climbing plants of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 51: 1-483.
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Family
Verbenaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Description - Scandent or erect shrub, with numerous basal branches, attaining 2 m in length. Stems obtusely quadrangular or cylindrical, puberulent. grayish; stipules absent. Leaves opposite, 3-12 x 1.5-8.5 cm, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, chartaceous, the apex acuminate or acute, the base cuneate or truncate, the margins serrate; upper surface puberulent, dark green, dull; lower surface puberulent, pale green, with numerous dots, the venation prominent; petioles 8-30 mm long, puberulent. Inflorescences of racemes or less frequently panicles, axillary or terminal, up to 5 cm long; bracts minute; pedicels 2.5-8 mm long, slender, glandular-pubescent. Calyx acetabuliform, orange, 1.6-2.2 cm in diameter, with minute dots; corolla hypocrateriform, crimson, 1.5-2.5 cm long; stamens slightly exserted, the filaments pink; ovary glabrous, the style as long as the filaments. Fruit globose, brown, verrucose.
Phenology - Collected in flower from November to April.
Conservation Status - Exotic, cultivated, rather common, apparently naturalized in areas of the Cordillera Central.
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Common Names
paraguita chino, platillo, parasol