Hidalgoa ternata
Appearance
Hidalgoa ternata | |
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Hidalgoa ternata Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Hidalgoa |
Species: | H. ternata
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Binomial name | |
Hidalgoa ternata | |
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Hidalgoa ternata is a flowering plant in the tribe Coreopsideae of the family Asteraceae. It is found in areas of the tropics in the Americas.[2]
Distribution
[edit]The plant is native to southern Mexico, Central America, and northwestern South America.[2]
It is common in montane cloud forests in Costa Rica, such as in the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve.
Description
[edit]Hidalgoa ternata is a hemi-epiphytic vine.[2]
It is distinguished by its deep orange flowers and ternate leaves.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hidalgoa ternata". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Hidalgoa ternata". The Encyclopedia of Life.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Hidalgoa ternata at Wikimedia Commons
- Missouri Botanical Garden|eol.org: bibliography of published literature on Hidalgoa ternata — with online links.