Pellionia repens
Pellionia repens | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Urticaceae |
Genus: | Pellionia |
Species: | P. repens
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Binomial name | |
Pellionia repens | |
Synonyms | |
Begonia daveauana Godefroy |
Pellionia repens is a species of flowering plant in the nettle family, Urticaceae. It also is an interesting specimen to demonstrate the metamorphosis of chloroplast (outward of cell) to amyloplasts (inward of cell) if studied with a microscope.
Under its synonym Elatostema repens it has won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2] E. repens var. pulchrum has also won the award.[3]
References
- ^ "Pellionia repens". The Plant List. Missouri Botanical Garden. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
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: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Elatostema repens". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Elatostema repens var. pulchrum". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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