Canarina abyssinica
| Canarina abyssinica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Campanulaceae |
| Genus: | Canarina L. |
| Species: | C. abyssinica |
| Binomial name | |
| Canarina abyssinica Canarina abyssinica Engl. | |
Description
Canarina abyssinica Engl. A dull grey-green plant with fleshy rootstock and triangular, ovate leaves. Its pendulous, solitary flowers 5-6 cm long are orange-red with a five lobed calyx and a large corolla that is tubular or bell-shaped.
Distribution
An uncommon species found in wet forests at altitudes of 1620-2130 m, especially in western and central Kenya; Arusha in Tanzania; Mbale in Uganda; also in Ethiopia and South Sudan.
References
Collins Guide to the Wildflowers of East Africa by Sir Michael Blundell, 1987. ISBN 0-00-219812-6
External links
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