Proboscidea louisianica subsp. fragrans (Lindl.) Bretting

Monographic Studies in Martyniaceae
Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell.
ssp. fragrans (Lindl.) Bretting
det: Raúl Gutiérrez, 2007
Arizona State University (ASU) Herbarium
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CULTIVATED PLANTS of U.S.A.: Illinois, Cook
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Proboscidea fragrans (Lindl.) Decne.
Grown from seed collected at Santiago, Mun.
Huayacocotla, Veracruz, Mexico, 28 April 1983.
K. Taylor & M. Nee 104
Viscid decumbent herb, 40 cm. tall, 1 m. wide.
Odor of leaves and stem faintly objectionable.
Bracts and calyxes purple tinged. Corolla purple,
fragrant, bilabiate, with a yellow band extending
from the base of the throat to the edge of the
lower lip, the two lobes of the upper lip with
darker purple blotches. Fruits collected from
ground. N.v. "Cuernitos de Buey".
Coll.: Kent Taylor 119	13 October 1983
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