Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Gentianales
Species:
linifolium
ID:
1103574

Status:
valid

Authors:
Schltr.

Source:
tro

Year:
1894

Citation Micro:
Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 4 (1894)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001102912

Common Names

  • Schizoglossum linifolium
  • Climbing Milkweed
  • Tiger's Claw

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Description

Schizoglossum linifolium (also called Slender-leaved tongue-orchid, among many other common names) is an orchid native to Europe and North Africa. It has a single, slender stem with yellow flowers and grows in grasslands and meadows.

Uses & Benefits

Schizoglossum linifolium is used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat fever, headache, and malaria. It is also used as an ornamental plant in gardens.

Cultivars, Varieties & Sub-species

Schizoglossum linifolium var. linifolium
Schizoglossum linifolium var. centrirostratum N.E.Br.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Schizoglossum linifolium has small white flowers with five petals and yellow anthers. The seeds are small, black and round. The seedlings have a single pair of cotyledons.

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Where to Find Schizoglossum linifolium

Schizoglossum linifolium is native to California and can be found in dry, rocky areas.

Species in the Apocynaceae family

Acokanthera laevigata, Acokanthera oblongifolia, Acokanthera oppositifolia, Acokanthera rotundata, Acokanthera schimperi, Adenium boehmianum, Adenium multiflorum, Adenium obesum, Adenium oleifolium, Adenium swazicum, Adenium dhofarense, Aganosma breviloba, Aganosma cymosa, Aganosma gracilis, Aganosma lacei, Aganosma petelotii, Aganosma schlechteriana, Aganosma siamensis, Aganosma wallichii, Aganosma heynei, Alafia alba, Alafia barteri, Alafia benthamii, Alafia berrieri, Alafia calophylla, Alafia caudata, Alafia erythrophthalma, Alafia falcata, Alafia fuscata, Alafia insularis, Alafia intermedia, Alafia landolphioides, Alafia lucida, Alafia microstylis, Alafia multiflora, Alafia nigrescens, Alafia orientalis, Alafia parciflora, Alafia pauciflora, Alafia perrieri, Alafia schumannii, Alafia thouarsii, Alafia vallium, Alafia verschuereni, Alafia whytei, Alafia zambesiaca, Allamanda calcicola, Allamanda angustifolia, Allamanda blanchetii, Allamanda cathartica,

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