familyTropaeolaceae
genusTropaeolum
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Tropaeolum
Sp. Pl. 1: 345. 1753.
Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 162. 1754.
Common names: Nasturtium
Etymology: Greek tropaion, trophy, alluding to a tree trunk on which were fixed the shields and helmets of defeated enemies Linnaeus was reminded of this on seeing the type species growing on a post, the leaves representing the shields and the flowers the helmets
| Taxon | Illustrator ⠉ | |
|---|---|---|
 | Flacourtia indica Xylosma flexuosa Tropaeolum majus | John Myers John Myers Barbara Alongi |
Leaves: blade orbiculate or reniform [palmately lobed or divided]. Pedicels axillary. Flowers relatively large, torus cupuliform. x = 14.
Distribution
Introduced; Mexico, Central America, South America, also in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia
Discussion
Species ca. 90 (1 in the flora).
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
"prolonged" is not a number.
... more about "Tropaeolum"
2-celled +
longitudinal +
absent +
Nasturtium +
straight +
absent +
zygomorphic +
large +
1-seeded +
axillary +
true +
simple +
alternate +
3-carpellate +
axile +
bitegmic +
anatropous +
axillary +
absent +
imbricate +
distal +
clawed +
smaller +
absent +
fibrous +
ovoid +
imbricate +
adaxial +
unequal +
not branched +
trailing +
absent +
Tropaeolum +
Tropaeolaceae +
genus +
cupuliform +
annual +
glabrous +