Fouquieria formosa
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Fouquieria formosa is a species of Fouquieria in the ocotillo family, native to central and southern Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Guerrero, Puebla, Morelos, Michoacán, México State, Distrito Federal, Jalisco).[1][2]
Description
Fouquieria formosa is a large shrub or small tree growing to 10 m in height and has spines and red-orange flowers. The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds.[2][3][4]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility: Fouquieria formosa
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 McVaugh, R. 2001. Ochnaceae to Loasaceae. 3: 9–751. In R. McVaugh (ed.) Flora Novo-Galiciana. The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- ↑ Kunth, Karl (Carl) Sigismund 1823. Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (quarto ed.) 6: 83 description in Latin
- ↑ Kunth, Karl (Carl) Sigismund 1823. Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (quarto ed.) 6: figure DXXVII (527) line drawing of Fouquieria formosa
- Photo of herbarium specimen at Field Museum in Chicago, collected in Morelos in 1969
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