Interesting Facts
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Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Pica
Description
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Physical Description
Habit: Evergreen .
Flowers: Flower Color: purple
Size/Age/Growth
Size: 4-6' tall.
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,004 meters (0 to 6,575 feet).[1]
Biology
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Growth
Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun .
Moisture: Drought Tolerance: High
Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 9b, 10a, 10b, 11. (map)
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Plantae
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Plants
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
()
- Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Vascular Plants
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
()
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
()
- Kenrick & Crane, 1997
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
()
- Brongniart, 1843
- Dicotyledons
- Subclass:
Rosidae
()
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Superorder:
Geranianae
()
- (Dumortier, 1829) Takhtajan, 1997
- Order:
Fabales
()
- Bromhead, 1838
- Family:
Polygalaceae
()
- Hoffmanns. & Link, 1809, nom. cons.
- Tribe:
Polygaleae
()
- Genus:
Monnina
()
- Ruiz & Pavon, 1798
- Specific epithet:
xalapensis
- Kunth
- Botanical name: - Monnina xalapensis Kunth
- Specific epithet:
xalapensis
- Kunth
- Genus:
Monnina
(
- Tribe:
Polygaleae
(
- Family:
Polygalaceae
(
- Order:
Fabales
(
- Superorder:
Geranianae
(
- Subclass:
Rosidae
(
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
(
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
(
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
(
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
Synonyms
Monnina aestuans var. xalapensis Kuntze • Monnina Aestuans Xalapensis • Monnina Xalapensis
Notes
Publishing author : Kunth Publication : Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 5, ed. 4: 414 1823
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Monnina
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 3 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:
M. revoluta (Bodoquero) · M. wrightii (Blue Pygmy-Flower) · M. xalapensis (Pica)
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Further Reading
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- Biologia centrali-americana; or, Contributions to the knowledge of the fauna and flora of Mexico and Central America. London, Pub. for the editors by R. H. Porter and Dulau & co., 1879-88. url .
- Britton, N. L. (ed.). North American flora. [New York]New York Botanical Garden. url p. 376.
- Bulletin of miscellaneous information /Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 1923 London: H.M. Stationery Office, 1900-1941. url p. 109.
- Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 23 1920-1926 Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1890- url p. 594, p. 595.
- Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium. 9 1966 Ann Arbor: University Herbarium, University of Michigan, 1939- url p. 63, p. 99.
- Flora of Costa Rica. .. by Paul C. Standley. .. 18 1937 Chicago, 1937. url p. 593, p. 594.
- Flora of Guatemala / Paul C. Standley and Julian A. Steyermark. 24 1949 Chicago, Ill.: Chicago Natural History Museum, 1949. url p. 7.
- Phytologia memoirs. Plainfield, N.J.: H.N. Moldenke and A.L. Moldenke, 1980- url p. 171.
- The Bradley bibliography; a guide to the literature of the woody plants of the world published before the beginning of the twentieth century; Cambridge, Riverside Press, 1911-18. url p. 430.
- The Gardeners' chronicle: a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. London: [Gardeners Chronicle], 1874-1955. url , , p. 313, p. 33, p. 75.
- The illustrated dictionary of gardening, a practical and scientific encyclopedia of horticulture for gardeners and botanists. Ed. by George Nicholson. Assisted by Professor J. W. H. Trail and J. Garrett. London: L. U. Gill, [1884]-89. url p. 378.
- The natural history of plants. London, L. Reeve & Co., 1871-88. url .
- Trees and shrubs of Mexico / By Paul C. Standley. Washington, Govt. Print. Off., 1920-1926. url p. 594, p. 595.
- University of Kansas publications, Museum of Natural History. 3 1951 Lawrence, University of Kansas. url p. 493.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 12, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 25, 2007:
- Australian National Herbarium
- , Australian National Herbarium
- Comisión nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad, Herbario del Instituto de Ecología, A.C., México
- Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
- , Biodiversidad de Costa Rica
- Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
- SysTax, Herbarium Universitat Ulm
- SysTax, SysTax
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 8566687
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 15782785
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:690702-1
- International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 690702-1
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 755097
Footnotes
- Mean = 881.900 meters (2,893.373 feet), Standard Deviation = 659.560 based on 234 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
