Oxypetalum coeruleum(OXPCA)
Overview Code created in: 1996-10-28
- EPPO Code: OXPCA
- Preferred name: Oxypetalum coeruleum
- Authority: (D. Don ex Sweet) Decaisne
Native to Brazil (Southern) and Uruguay. Cultivated as an ornamental (still often called 'tweedia').
| Name | Authority |
|---|---|
| Tweedia coerulea | D. Don ex Sweet |
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| blue star | English |
| Eastern blue star | English |
| heavenly blue | English |
| southern star | English |
| étoile du Sud | French |
| burûsutâ | Japanese |
| okushipetarumu | Japanese |
| ruri-tôwata | Japanese |
| オクシペタルム | Japanese |
| ブルースター | Japanese |
| ルリトウワタ | Japanese |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Lamiids (
1LAMD )
Order
Gentianales (
1GENO )
Family
Apocynaceae (
1APOF )
Subfamily
Asclepiadoideae (
1ASCS )
Genus
Oxypetalum (
1OXPG )
Species
Oxypetalum coeruleum (
OXPCA )