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Chiranthodendron

Botanical name: Chiranthodendron

Chiranthodendron

Botanical name: Chiranthodendron

Description

Chiranthodendron is a flowering plant genus in the family Malvaceae. It comprises a single species of tree. this species is native to Guatemala and southern Mexico. On the wet slopes of these areas, trees may reach 10 to 27 m in height. The leaves are large and shallowly lobed, with a brown indumentum on the underside. The distinctive flowers appear in late spring and early summer; the five stamens are long, curved upward, and bright red, giving the distinct impression of a clawed hand. Its fruit is a oblong, five-lobed capsule which contains black seeds.

Species of Chiranthodendron

Mexican-hat-plant

Mexican-hat-plant (Chiranthodendron pentadactylon) is sometimes called the "Devils Hand Tree" because its quirky flowers look like a red hand reaching out of the plant. In its native Guatemala and Mexico, it is called árbol de la manita, which means 'the little hand tree.' Since the 1940's, it has been featured as the symbol of the Botanical Society of Mexico.

Scientific Classification

Phylum

Vascular plants

Class

Dicotyledons

Order

Mallows, rock-roses, and allies

Family

Mallow

Genus

Chiranthodendron

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