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Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2598)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2495)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2110)

      Order: Gentianales (110)

        Family: Gentianaceae (6)(family description)

          Genus: Blackstonia (1)

            Epithet: perfoliata (L.) Huds. (2)

Synonym: Centaurium perfoliatum (L.) E.H.L.Krause

perfoliata => leaves surrounding or embracing the stem

perfoliatum => with leaf-like appendage through which the stalk passes

Characteristics

Climate: temperate

Habit: herb

Flower colour: yellow

External links

Check for Blackstonia perfoliata at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

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