Angelonia

Angelonia is a genus of about 30 species which occur from Mexico to Argentina and is classified in the Plantaginaceae. They are herbaceous plants occurring mainly in arid and semi-arid habitats. Most Angelonia species can be found in Northeastern Brazil in the Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest namely Caatinga.[1] The flowers of Angelonia are highly specialized in regarding to the pollination, because they have hairs in the inner corolla, which produces oils collected by the oil bee pollinators, specially of the genus Centris.[2]

Angelonia
Angelonia angustifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Tribe: Angelonieae
Genus: Angelonia
Humb. & Bonpl.
Species

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Cultivation
Summer snapdragon -- Angelonia angustifolia
Angelonia

Some species are cultivated as ornamental plants for their snapdragon-like flowers, but need warm temperatures and large amounts of sunlight.[3] Garden varieties are mainly cultivars of A. angustifolia.

Species
  • Angelonia acuminatissima Herzog
  • Angelonia alternifolia V.C.Souza
  • Angelonia angustifolia Benth.
  • Angelonia arguta Benth.
  • Angelonia biflora Benth.
  • Angelonia bisaccata Benth.
  • Angelonia blanchetii Benth.
  • Angelonia campestris Nees & Mart.
  • Angelonia chiquitensis Herzog
  • Angelonia ciliaris B.L.Rob.
  • Angelonia cornigera Hook.
  • Angelonia crassifolia Benth.
  • Angelonia eriostachys Benth.
  • Angelonia evitae Descole & Borsini
  • Angelonia gardneri Hook.
  • Angelonia goyazensis Benth.
  • Angelonia grandiflora C.Morren
  • Angelonia hassleriana Chodat
  • Angelonia hirta Cham.
  • Angelonia hookeriana Gardner ex Benth.
  • Angelonia integerrima Spreng.
  • Angelonia leandrii J.Kickx f.
  • Angelonia linarioides Taub.
  • Angelonia minor Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
  • Angelonia parviflora Barringer
  • Angelonia pilosella J.Kickx f.
  • Angelonia pratensis Gardner ex Benth.
  • Angelonia procumbens Nees & Mart.
  • Angelonia pubescens Benth.
  • Angelonia salicariifolia Bonpl.
  • Angelonia serrata Benth.
  • Angelonia tomentosa Moric. ex Benth.
  • Angelonia verticillata Philcox

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References
  1. Martins, Aline C.; Alves-dos-Santos, I. "Floral-oil-producing Plantaginaceae species: geographical distribution, pollinator rewards and interactions with oil-collecting bees". Biota Neotropica. 13 (4): 77.
  2. Martins, Aline C.; Aguiar, Antonio J. C.; Alves-dos-Santos, I. "Interaction between oil-collecting bees and seven species of Plantaginaceae". Flora. 208: 401. doi:10.1016/j.flora.2013.07.001.
  3. "Floridata: Angelonia angustifolia". Floridata.com LC. Archived from the original on 8 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
  4. "Angelonia". Plants of the World online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.


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