Salpiglossis

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Solanales

Familia: Solanaceae
Subfamilia: Cestroideae
Tribus: Salpiglossideae
Genus: Salpiglossis
Species: S. arniatera – S. sinuata – S. spinescens
Name

Salpiglossis Ruiz & Pav., Fl. Peruv. Prodr. 94, t. 19. (1794)

Type species: Salpiglossis sinuata Ruiz & Pav., Syst. Veg. Fl. Peruv. Chil. 1: 163. (1798)

References

Ruiz López, H. & Pavon, J.A. 1794. Florae Peruvianae, et Chilensis Prodromus, sive novorum generum plantrum peruvianum, et chilensium descriptiones et icones 94, t. 19.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Salpiglossis in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Sept. 24. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Salpiglossis. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 24 2019.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Salpiglossis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Salpiglossis /ˌsælpɪˈɡlɒsɪs/[1] is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the subfamily Cestroideae of family Solanaceae. It is closely related to the genus Reyesia, with which it makes up the tribe Salpiglossideae.[2][3] Species in the genus Salpiglossis are found in Mexico, Argentina and Chile.
Taxonomy

The genus name Salpiglossis is a compound of the Greek words for "trumpet" σαλπινξ ( salpinx ) and "tongue" γλώσσα ( glossa ). The relatively large flowers of Salpiglossis sinuata ( the species in general cultivation ) are prettily veined and come in a pleasing range of colours. The species grows to an average height of 75 cm.

The following species are recognised in the genus Salpiglossis:[4]

Salpiglossis arniatera (B.L.Rob.) D'Arcy
Salpiglossis sinuata Ruiz & Pav.
Salpiglossis spinescens Clos

References

Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
Armando T. Hunziker: The Genera of Solanaceae, A.R.G. Gantner Verlag K.G., Ruggell, Liechtenstein 2001. ISBN 3-904144-77-4
The Biology and Taxonomy of the Solanaceae edited by Hawkes, J.G., Lester, R.N. and Skelding, A.D. (Linnean Society Symposium Series Number 7) Published for the Linnean Society of London by Academic Press 1979 ISBN 0-12-333150-1

"Salpiglossis Ruiz & Pav. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-06-10.

Further reading
Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.