Ceratostigma willmottianum

Ceratostigma willmottianum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Plumbaginaceae
Genus:	Ceratostigma
Species:	C. willmottianum
Binomial name
	Ceratostigma willmottianum; Stapf

Ceratostigma willmottianum is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae that is native to western China and Tibet.^[1] It is an ornamental deciduous shrub that grows to 1 metre in height, with pale blue plumbago-like flowers appearing in autumn as the leaves start to turn red.^[2]

Etymology

Ceratostigma is derived from Greek, meaning 'horned stigma’. This is in reference to the ‘shape of the stigmatic surface’.^[3]

Willmottianum was named for Miss Ellen Ann Willmott (1858-1934), a keen gardener and plant introducer from Warley Place, Essex.^[3]

References

↑ "Ceratostigma willmottianum Stapf". The Plant List (published on the internet). 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
↑ Kristo Pienaar (1 August 2003). South African 'What Flower Is That'?. Struik. pp. 81–. ISBN 978-1-86872-441-3. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
1 2 Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp 99, 407

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[tpl-1] "Ceratostigma willmottianum Stapf". The Plant List (published on the internet). 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2016.

[Pienaar2003-2] Kristo Pienaar (1 August 2003). South African 'What Flower Is That'?. Struik. pp. 81–. ISBN 978-1-86872-441-3. Retrieved 5 January 2013.

[gledhill-3] 1 2 Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp 99, 407