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Hot Water Plant/ Cupid's Bower/ Widow's Tears/ Magic Flowers
Achimenes erecta (type)
Achimenes Pers. 1806, from Greek chemaino, to suffer from cold；or possibly a modification of Achaemenis, a miraculous herb of Democritus (ca. 460 BC– 370 BC ), which had strong effect on culprits so that they confessed their sins under pain; or (more probably) named after Achaimenes (the Persian Haxamaniš), the mythical ancestor of the Persian dynasty of Achaemenids.
The type species of Achimenes: Achimenes erecta (Lam.) H.P.Fuchs ( Achimenes coccinea (Scop.) Pers.)
Achimenes hirsuta, Achimenes rosea, (Achimenes heterophylla)
Achimenes patens, Achimenes candida, Achimenes glabrata
Achimenes longiflora, A. mexicana x A. patens, Achimenes hybrids
◆Smithiantha zebrina (type), Smithiantha multiflora, Smithiantha hybrids
Smithiantha Kuntze 1891, named for Matilda Smith ( 1854-1928 ), an artist and plant painter, making excellent drawings for the Botanical Magazine from 1878 until her death.
Type species of Smithiantha:Smithiantha zebrina(Paxt.) Kuntze
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❦Smithiantha zebrina ( Naegelia zebrina )
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Achimenes mexicana ( Mandirola mexicana )ʃ ɱ ί t ɦ . 朱
藍 鐘 苣 苔. Eucodonia verticillata (type), Eucodonia sp. 紅毛怪
Eucodonia
Hanst. 1853,
from the Greek eu, beautiful, good, true, and kōdōn,bell; referring to the widely open, (obliquely) campanulate flowers.
The type species of Eucodonia: Eucodonia verticillata ( Martens & Galeotti ) Wiehler
( Eucodonia ehrenbergii )◆Paliavana Vell. ex Vand. 1788, from “Palhavaa”, the pleasure residence and botanical garden of prince Antonio de Braganza.
The type species is not designated so far.◆Vanhouttea calcarata (type)
Vanhouttea Lem. 1845, named f0r Louis Benoit van Houtte (1810- 1876), an acknowledged Belgian holticulturist and editor of the “Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe”.
The type species of Vanhouttea: Vanhouttea calcarata Lem.❦
Đistribution of Eucodonia: Mexico, Eucodonia is closely related to ( and was formerly included in ) Achimenes.
Đistribution of Paliavana and Vanhouttea: Brazil, Paliavana and Vanhouttea are closely related to Sinningia.
Achimenes Pers. 1806, from Greek chemaino, to suffer from cold；or possibly a modification of Achaemenis, a miraculous herb of Democritus (ca. 460 BC– 370 BC ), which had strong effect on culprits so that they confessed their sins under pain; or (more probably) named after Achaimenes (the Persian Haxamaniš), the mythical ancestor of the Persian dynasty of Achaemenids.
Achimenes hirsuta, Achimenes rosea, (Achimenes heterophylla)
Smithiantha Kuntze 1891, named for Matilda Smith ( 1854-1928 ), an artist and plant painter, making excellent drawings for the Botanical Magazine from 1878 until her death.
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