Eriolarynx australis

Eriolarynx australis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Eriolarynx
Species:
E. australis
Binomial name
Eriolarynx australis
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Acnistus australis (Griseb.) Griseb.
    • Acnistus australis var. grandiflorus Griseb.
    • Dierbachia australis (Griseb.) Kuntze
    • Dunalia australis (Griseb.) Sleumer
    • Iochroma australe Griseb.

Eriolarynx australis, called mini angel's trumpet or blue angel's trumpet, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Eriolarynx, native to Bolivia and northwest Argentina.[2] It is widely listed in the horticultural literature under the synonym Iochroma australe. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

It is a compact shrub to 2.5 m (8.2 ft) tall and broad, with downy leaves and pale violet-blue trumpet-shaped pendent blooms in summer. It is hardy in mild regions, otherwise must be grown under glass. It needs a sheltered position in full sun.[3]

The Latin specific epithet australis means "southern".[4]

Some cultivars are known, originally described under the synonym Iochroma australe:[5]

  • E. australe 'Andean Snow'
  • E. australe 'Bill Evans'
  • E. australe 'Sunrise'
Cultivated plant, growing at UBC Botanical Garden, British Columbia
  1. ^ Plantsman 17: 125 (2018)
  2. ^ a b "Eriolarynx australis (Griseb.) J.M.H.Shaw". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Eriolarynx australis mini angel's trumpet". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  4. ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.
  5. ^ Shaw, J.M.H. (1998). "A Review of Iochroma in Cultivation". New Plantsman. 5 (3): 154–192.