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Revision as of 19:20, 26 April 2015
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Callianthemoides Tamura[2] |
| Species: | C. semiverticillata
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| Binomial name | |
| Callianthemoides semiverticillata (Phil.) Tamura[1]
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Callianthemoides is a genus of plants in the family Ranunculaceae, with a single species, Callianthemoides semiverticillata. Native to screes in northern Patagonia, it has divided greyish or reddish green leaves and large white or pink flowers.
Description
C. semiverticillata is a strong-growing plant with a deep rhizome. It has finely divided leaves, greyish or reddish green in colour, and large flowers, usually white but occasionally pink. It has been described as "arguably the most beautiful buttercup in the world".[4]
Taxonomy
The species was first described in 1861 by Rodolfo Amando Philippi as Ranunculus semiverticillatus. It was transferred to the newly created genus Callianthemoides in 1992 by Michio Tamura.[3] Article 62.4 of the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants explicitly states that genus names ending in -oides are feminine,[5] so the correct name when transferred to Callianthemoides is Callianthemoides semiverticillata. However, Tamura incorrectly used the masculine ending -us (i.e. C. semiverticillatus),[3] which some sources have copied.
Distribution and habitat
Callianthemoides semiverticillata is native to the northern part of Patagonia. It grows in screes in mountains, emerging from the ground in spring when the snow cover melts.[4]
Cultivation
Callianthemoides semiverticillata is grown by gardeners specializing in alpine plants. It is grown in pots under glass and in raised beds and containers outside, but has produced smaller flowers than in the wild.[4]
References
- ^ "Search results for Callianthemoides", The Plant List, retrieved 2015-04-25
- ^ "Callianthemoides Tamura", Tropicos, Missouri Botanical Garden, retrieved 2015-04-25
- ^ a b c "Callianthemoides semiverticillata (Phil.) Tamura", Tropicos, Missouri Botanical Garden, retrieved 2015-04-25
- ^ a b c Sheader, Martin; Sheader, Anna-Liisa (2015), "Patagonian alpines", The Plantsman (New Series), 14 (1): 16–21
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