Bessera elegans

Bessera elegans
Bessera elegans
1839 (Artist: Sarah Ann Drake)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Brodiaeoideae
Genus: Bessera
Species:
B. elegans
Binomial name
Bessera elegans
Synonyms
  • Pharium elegans (Schult.f.) Steud., 1841[3]
  • Bessera fistulosa (Herb.) Pritz., 1854[4]
  • Bessera herbertii G.Don in R.Sweet, 1839[5]
  • Bessera miniata Lem. in L.B.Van Houtte, 1848[6]
  • Bessera multiflora M.Martens & Galeotti, 1842[7]
  • Pharium fistulosum Herb., 1832[8]
  • Pharium herbertii (G.Don) Steud., 1841[3]

Bessera elegans, also known by the common name coral drops, is a cormous herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, from Mexico.[9]

Description

  • Height: Up to 70 cm.[9]
  • Flowers: Umbels of pendant, showy scarlet-and-white coloured flowers.[9]
  • Leaves: Attenuated, erect leaves.[9]

Distribution

Native to central and southern Mexico, B. elegans is also cultivated as an ornamental.[9]

References

  1. ^ Edwards's Botanical Register; Consisting of Coloured Figures of Exotic Plants Cultivated in British Gardens; with their History and Mode of Treatment. London 25: t. 34 (1839). sulivanica
  2. ^ Schult. f. Linnaea 4: 121 1829
  3. ^ a b Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 316. 1841
  4. ^ Pritz., Icon. Bot. Index: 147. 1854
  5. ^ R.Sweet, Hort. Brit., ed. 3: 694. 1839
  6. ^ L.B.Van Houtte, Fl. Serres 4: t. 424. 1848
  7. ^ M.Martens & Galeotti, Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 9: 14. 1842
  8. ^ Herb., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 18: t. 1546. 1832
  9. ^ a b c d e Rhs.org.uk. (2020). Bessera elegans | RHS Gardening. [online] Available at: https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/24712/Bessera-elegans/Details [Accessed 16 Feb. 2020].
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