Mathiasella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.[1] It is in the Tribe Selineae. The genus only contains one known species, Mathiasella bupleuroides Constance & C.L.Hitchc.[2]
| Mathiasella | |
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| Mathiasella bupleuroides | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Apioideae |
| Tribe: | Selineae |
| Genus: | Mathiasella Constance & C.L.Hitchc. |
| Species: | M. bupleuroides
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| Binomial name | |
| Mathiasella bupleuroides Constance & C.L.Hitchc.
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It is native to Mexico.[2]
The genus name of Mathiasella is in honour of Mildred Esther Mathias (1906–1995), an American botanist and college professor and also Director of the UCLA Botanic garden.[3] The Latin specific epithet of bupleuroides means "like Bupleurum" in recognition that it has visual similarities to Bupleurum, another genus of plants in the Apiaceae family, that has worldwide distribution.[4] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Amer. J. Bot. Vol.41 on page 56 in 1954.[2]
Known cultivars
edit'Green Dream' is a herbaceous perennial that grows up to 1m tall with large, dark green, highly divided leaves. The blooms are made up of jade-green bracts surrounding small, black flowers. They appear in late spring and last to autumn, gradually maturing to pink. It is used in gardens in the UK and USA.[5] It grows in moist but well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. It may need protection from the harshest winter frosts (in the UK). The cut flowers are used ornamentally, fresh or dried.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Mathiasella Constance & C.L.Hitchc. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Mathiasella bupleuroides Constance & C.L.Hitchc. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Mathiasella bupleuroides, Green Dream, Perennial". www.smgrowers.com. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ "Mathiasella bupleuroides 'Green Dream'". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ "Mathiasella bupleuroides 'Green Dream'". BBC Gardeners' World Magazine. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
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