Jovellana punctata
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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| image = Jovellana punctata 001.jpg
| genus = Jovellana
| species = punctata
| synonyms ={{species list |Calceolaria punctata|(Ruiz & Pav.) Vahl
|Fagelia punctata|(Ruiz & Pav.) Kuntze
|Boea punctata|(Ruiz & Pav.) Pers.
|Calceolaria punctata var. puncticulata|(Phil.) Reiche
|Calceolaria puncticulata|Phil.
|Jovellana punctata var. coerulea|Kraenzl.}}
}}
Jovellana punctata, or the teacup flower, is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family Calceolariaceae. It is native to central Chile.{{Cite web|title=Jovellana punctata Ruiz & Pav. {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science|url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:804053-1|access-date=2020-10-25|website=Plants of the World Online|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Shoot|title=Jovellana punctata Teacup flower Tea cup plant Calceolaria Fagelia Care Plant Varieties & Pruning Advice|url=http://www.shootgardening.co.uk/plant/jovellana-punctata|access-date=2020-10-25|website=www.shootgardening.co.uk|language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/plants.cfm?CFID=efb7c2e4-cd15-4c6a-b69f-ddd2152fe83b&CFTOKEN=0&pl_id=5572|access-date=2020-10-25|website=www.burncoose.co.uk|title=Jovellana Punctata from Burncoose Nurseries}}
Taxonomy
This species is believed to have diverged from its New Zealand counterparts approximately 4.1Mya. It then diverged from Jovellana violacea about 1.0Mya.{{Cite journal|last1=Nylinder|first1=Stephan|last2=Swenson|first2=Ulf|last3=Persson|first3=Claes|last4=Janssens|first4=Steven B.|last5=Oxelman|first5=Bengt|date=2012|title=A dated species–tree approach to the trans–Pacific disjunction of the genus Jovellana (Calceolariaceae, Lamiales)|url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/tax.612009|journal=Taxon|language=en|volume=61|issue=2|pages=381–391|doi=10.1002/tax.612009|issn=1996-8175|url-access=subscription}}
Description
Jovellana punctata is a semi-evergreen plant that has red stems with toothed, bright green leaves.
Its flowers are white, light pink or light lilac and can grow up to be 1.5m tall and can spread 0.6m.
It is said to have a minty-spicy fragrance.{{Cite web|title=Jovellana punctata - Teacup Flower|url=https://www.strangewonderfulthings.com/192.htm|access-date=2020-10-25|website=www.strangewonderfulthings.com}}
Cultivation
This plant can be propagated with stem tip cuttings.
It prefers to grow in loamless, fertile soil under direct sunlight. It should be watered regularly.
This species is said to grow well with Jovellana violacea, a closely related species.
References
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Category:Taxa named by José Antonio Pavón Jiménez
Category:Taxa named by Hipólito Ruiz López
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