''Calceolaria crenata'' is a
perennial plant belonging to family
Calceolariaceae
Calceolariaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales that has been recently segregated from Scrophulariaceae. The family includes three genera, ''Calceolaria'', '' Porodittia'', and '' Jovellana'', but analysis suggests that th ...
and native to the
Peruvian
Andes and the
Ecuadorian
Andes.
The genus ''
Calceolaria
''Calceolaria'' (), also called lady's purse, slipper flower and pocketbook flower,"Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them", pp. 166-167 Könemann, 2004. or slipperwort, is a genus of plants in the ...
'' has been recently
segregated from other members of the
Scrophulariaceae, along with ''
Porodittia'', and ''
Jovellana
''Jovellana'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Calceolariaceae. It was formerly included in Scrophulariaceae, and is still listed by some authorities as belonging there. However, recent molecular research indicates that the family Scr ...
'' into its own family.
''Calceolaria crenata'' can grow to high, with a branching habit, and has soft
cordate leaves. ''Calceolaria crenata'' flowers from spring to summer in its native habitat, with clusters of small ( in diameter) yellow flowers.
[Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them, pp. 166-167 Könemann, 2004. ]
References
Disintegration of the Scrophulariaceae
crenata
Flora of Peru
Plants described in 1785
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