Warszewiczia
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| Warszewiczia coccinea | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae
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| (unranked): | Angiosperms
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| Genus: | Warszewiczia |
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| Warszewiczia coccinea (Vahl) Klotzsch
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Warszewiczia (or Warscewiczia) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. They are primarily tropical Central and South American trees and shrubs. Perhaps the most famous member of the genus is W. coccinea (Chaconia), which is the national flower of Trinidad and Tobago.
Description[]
The inflorescences show leaf-shaped, bright-colored , expanded foliaceous structures made from floral petaloids with enlarged showy calyx-lobes. Their main task is to attract pollinators.
Taxonomy[]
This genus was named after Józef Warszewicz, a 19th-century Polish orchid collector and inspector of the botanic gardens in Kraków, Poland. Warszawa is also the polish name for Warsaw – capital city of Poland.
Species[]
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- Rubiaceae genera
- Rondeletieae
- Flora of Central America
- Flora of the Caribbean
- Flora of northern South America
- Taxa named by Johann Friedrich Klotzsch
- Cinchonoideae stubs
- Tree stubs