Mandevilla brachysiphon is a plant species with the common name Huachuca Mountain rocktrumpet. It is native to southern Arizona, southwestern New Mexico, Texas, Chihuahua and Sonora. It grows on rocky slopes and plains ion desert and grassland, often on limestone soil.[2][3]
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| Mandevilla brachysiphon close up in the Atascosa Highlands, southern Arizona | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Mandevilla |
| Species: | M. brachysiphon
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| Binomial name | |
| Mandevilla brachysiphon | |
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This is a low plant rarely attaining a height of over 40 cm. It has white, showy flowers that open at night and are very fragrant.[4] The seeds are minutely puberulent.[2][5][6]
References edit
- ^ The Plant List
- ^ a b McLaughlin, S.P. 1993 Apocynaceae A.L. Juss. Dogbane Family. Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science 27:164-168.
- ^ Encyclopedia of Life, Mandevilla brachysiphon
- ^ "Macrosiphonia brachysiphon – Huachuca Mountain Rocktrumpet – Southeastern Arizona Wildflowers and Plants". 14 January 2010.
- ^ Pichon, M. Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, sér. 2 20: 106. 1948.
- ^ Gray, A. Synoptical Flora of North America 2(1): 83–84. 1878.