Arachnothryx leucophylla

Arachnothryx leucophylla

Arachnothryx leucophylla is often planted as an ornamental shrub. Its pink flowers produce a sweet fragrance in the evening, hence its name Huele de noche (fragrant at night) in Mexico.
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Appearance

Evergreen shrub, 3 to 10 feet tall (1-3 m). The leaves are opposite sessile, ovate to oblong with wavy margins, 2 inches (5 cm) long, with a white downy pubescence beneath.
Flowers tubular, pink, the tube is externally pubescent. The fruit is a small capsule with numerous seeds.

Naming

Synonyms
Arachnothryx elongata (Bartl. ex DC.) Planch.
Arachnothryx leptodictya (B.L.Rob.) Borhidi
Arachnothryx yucatanensis (Lundell) Borhidi
Bouvardia discolor Hook. & Arn.
Hedyotis leucophylla (Kunth) Spreng.
Rondeletia dubia Hemsl.
Rondeletia elongata Bartl. ex DC.
Rondeletia leptodictya B.L.Rob.
Rondeletia leucophylla Kunth
Rondeletia leucophylla var. calycosa Greenm.
Rondeletia yucatanensis Lundell

Distribution

Found in
Northern America - Mexico
Mexico Central
Mexico Gulf
Mexico Northeast
Mexico Northwest
Mexico Southeast
Mexico Southwest

Introduced into
Southern America and Central America
El Salvador

References:

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http://www.ntbg.org/plants/plant_details.php?plantid=10045
http://wfo.kew.org/taxon/urn:kew.org:wcs:taxon:13889
Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderGentianales
FamilyRubiaceae
GenusArachnothryx
SpeciesArachnothryx leucophylla
Photographed in
United States of America