Heterochaenia

Heterochaenia rivalsii

The Heterochaenia are three types of comprehensive plant genus of the family of the bellflower family ( Campanulaceae ).

Description

Heterochaenia are shrubs with deciduous leaves seated, standing on the tips of the branches in groups. The flowers are large, stalked and are in terminal racemes or panicles. The crown is colored bell-shaped, purple, blue or yellow- white. The Corolla lobe are as long as or longer than the corolla tube. The filaments of the stamens are separated, the base is slim. The anthers are the same length as the stamens. The ovary is occupied dreifächrig and with a five-fold indented discoid nectary. The fruit is a dehiscent fachspaltig from the tip capsule with three compartments.

Systematics and occurrence

Within the genus are three possible types that occur on the Mascarene Islands.