Class
Family
Classification
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Salpiglossis sinuata Ruiz & Pav.
Vernacular Name(s):
Painted tongue
Description
Viscid annual, 30–90 cm tall. Lower lvs petiolate; lamina 5–10 cm long, elliptic-oblong, coarsely dentate to pinnatifid with 4–6 teeth or lobes each side; base attenuate so that petiole appears winged; apex acute. Pedicels short. Calyx 7–15 mm long, densely glandular-hairy; lobes ± = tube, ovate; veins dark; margins scarious. Corolla 5–6 × 5–6 cm, glandular outside, usually shades of red and blue with gold markings, less commonly all golden yellow; lobes emarginate. Capsule 5–10 mm long.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
Phenology
Flowering: Nov.–Mar.
