Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Bodoquero
Description
Physical Description
Habit: Evergreen .
Flowers: Bloom Period: April, May, June. • Flower Color: blue-violet
Size/Age/Growth
Size: 4-6' tall.
Biology
Growth
Culture: Space 36-48" apart.
Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun .
Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b. (map)
Taxonomy
- 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:
revoluta
- Kunth
- Botanical name: - Monnina revoluta Kunth
- Specific epithet:
revoluta
- 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
Hebeandra Revoluta • Hebeandra revoluta Bonpl.
Notes
Publishing author : Kunth Publication : Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] v. 412.
Similar Species
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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Notes
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 March 16, 2008:
- Herbarium of the University of Aarhus: The AAU Herbarium Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 8903216
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 15782732
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:690647-1
- International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 1068380-1
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1016125
