Ceratostigma willmottianum
Ceratostigma_willmottianum (Wikipedia)
| Ceratostigma willmottianum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Plumbaginaceae |
| Genus: | Ceratostigma |
| Species: | C. willmottianum |
| Binomial name | |
| Ceratostigma willmottianum | |
Ceratostigma willmottianum, Chinese plumbago, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae that is native to western China and Tibet. It is an ornamental deciduous shrub that grows to 1 metre in height, with pale blue plumbago-like flowers appearing in autumn as the leaves start to turn red.
Cerato (Wiktionary)
Italian
Etymology
From Latin cērātus.
Adjective
cerato (feminine singular cerata, masculine plural cerati, feminine plural cerate)
- waxed
Derived terms
- tela cerata (“oilskin”)
Noun
cerato m (plural cerati)
- oilcloth
Verb
cerato m (feminine singular cerata, masculine plural cerati
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