Mexican giant sysop

Mexican giant sysop
	Agastache mexicana 'Toronjil Morado'
Systematics
	Euasterids I
Order :	Mint family (Lamiales)
Family :	Mint family (Lamiaceae)
Subfamily :	Nepetoideae
Genre :	Agastache
Type :	Mexican giant sysop
Scientific name
	Agastache mexicana
	( Kunth ) Lint & Epling

The Mexican Riesenysop ( Agastache mexicana (Kunth) Lint & Epling , Syn. Cedronella mexicana (Kunth) Benth. ) Is a kind from the family of the mint (Lamiaceae). She comes from central Mexico .

description

Agastache mexicana is a perennial , herbaceous plant . The stature height is up to 50 to 70 cm. The cross- opposed leaves are lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate in shape. The leaf margin is serrated or notched. The petiole is shorter than 1 cm, at least with leaves in the middle of the stem.

The flowers stand together in pseudo-whorls of 12 or more , the individual pseudo-whorls are arranged on the stem with clear distances. The sepals are fused to form a 6.5 to 11.5 mm long tube that ends in 2.5 to 4 mm long teeth. The petals , also fused tubular, are 19 to 27 mm long. The four stamens have parallel stamens.

The number of chromosomes is 2n = 18.

distribution

The Mexican giant sysop occurs in Mexico at altitudes of 2600 to 3200 meters. The locations are in coniferous forests and oak forests.

Systematics

One can distinguish between two subspecies:

Agastache mexicana subsp. mexicana
Agastache mexicana subsp. xolocotziana Bye, Linares & T. Ram. : It occurs only in central Mexico.

use

In Mexico this type of plant is used as a medicinal plant. A use as a bee pasture is reported from the USA.

As an ornamental plant, the Mexican giant soprano is also grown as an annual. The plant is only partially hardy, it needs a sunny location and well-drained soil.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Eckehart J. Jäger, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd K. Müller (eds.): Exkursionsflora von Deutschland . 5. Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8 , pp. 503 .
↑ Agastache mexicana at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
↑ ^a ^b Rafaël Govaerts (ed.): Agastache. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved January 4, 2019.

[Rothmaler5-1] Eckehart J. Jäger, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd K. Müller (eds.): Exkursionsflora von Deutschland . 5. Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8 , pp. 503 .

[IPCN-2] Agastache mexicana at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis

[WCSP-3] Rafaël Govaerts (ed.): Agastache. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved January 4, 2019.