Lapageria

Lapageria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Philesiaceae
Genus: Lapageria
Ruiz & Pav.
Species:
L. rosea
Binomial name
Lapageria rosea
Ruiz & Pav.
Distribution area of Lapageria rosea
Synonyms[1]
  • Philesia rosea (Ruiz & Pav.) D.Dietr.
  • Lapageria hookeri Bridges ex Hook.
  • Lapageria alba Decne.

Lapageria is a genus of flowering plants with only one known species, Lapageria rosea, commonly known as Chilean bellflower or copihue (co‑pee‑wueh, from Mapudungun kopiwe).[2] Lapageria rosea is endemic to Chile and it is the national flower of this country. It grows in forests in the southern part of Chile, being part of the Valdivian temperate rainforests ecoregion flora.

  1. ^ "Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online.
  2. ^ Muñoz Urrutia, Rafael, ed. (2006). Diccionario Mapuche: Mapudungun/Español, Español/Mapudungun (in Spanish) (2nd ed.). Santiago, Chile: Editorial Centro Gráfico. pp. 41, 155. ISBN 978-956-8287-99-3.