Global InformationStreptosolen information
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cestroideae |
| Tribe: | Browallieae |
| Genus: | Streptosolen Miers (1850) |
| Species: | S. jamesonii
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| Streptosolen jamesonii (Benth.) Miers (1850)[1]
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Streptosolen is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Solanaceae. It is closely related to the genus Browallia, within which it was originally placed. The single species, Streptosolen jamesonii,[1] the marmalade bush or fire bush,[3] is an evergreen shrub bearing loose clusters of flowers which change gradually from yellow to red as they develop, resulting in an overall appearance resembling orange marmalade (whence the name), found in open woodlands in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Peru. In its native Ecuador, the plant has the Spanish common names flor de quinde (= 'hummingbird flower'), flor del sol (= 'flower of the sun') and jaboncillo (= 'little soap (plant)').[4]
[Note: the South American Spanish word quinde (hummingbird) is derived from the Quechua word quindi, having the same meaning. The word passed into Spanish because there was no pre-existing Spanish word for a family of birds found only in the New World.][5]
The red colouration (at maturity) of the flowers of Streptosolen jamesonii is typical of that of bird-pollinated flowers, as also is their lack of a strong scent and secretion of a great deal of nectar.[6][7] The iridescent green hummingbird species Chlorostilbon poortmani, the short-tailed emerald, is a frequent visitor to the flowers of Streptosolen jamesonii, pollinating them as it hovers to sip their nectar.[8]
Hunziker (2001) gives the further common names for the plant in Ecuador nacha, agua de oro (= 'water of gold'), and guizcho de bosque.[9]
Two other English vernacular names sometimes applied to the shrub are Orange Browallia and Yellow Heliotrope shrub[10]
The plant has become naturalized in certain localities in Hawaii.[11]
- ^ a b "Search results for Streptosolen". The Plant List. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ Streptosolen jamesonii (Benth.) Miers. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Streptosolen jamesonii". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ Montserrat Rios, Fani Tinitana, Pablo Jarrín, Natalia Donoso and Juan Carlos Romero-Benavides, “Horchata” drink in Southern Ecuador : medicinal plants and people’s wellbeing Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2017).
- ^ https://educalingo.com/en/dic-es/quinde Retrieved 13.06 on 22/2/19.
- ^ Knudsen, Jette T.; Tollsten, Lars; Groth, Inga; Bergström, Gunnar; Raguso, Robert A. (2004). "Trends in floral scent chemistry in pollination syndromes: Floral scent composition in hummingbird-pollinated taxa". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 146 (2): 191–199. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2004.00329.x.
- ^ Shuel, RW (March 1961). "Influence of reproductive organs on secretion of sugars in flowers of Streptosolen jamesonii, Miers". Plant Physiology. 36 (2): 265–71. doi:10.1104/pp.36.2.265. PMC 406130. PMID 16655504.
- ^ https://www.hbw.com/ibc/photo/short-tailed-emerald-chlorostilbon-poortmani/green-tailed-emerald-sipping-nectar-flowers Retrieved 22.45 on 22/2/19
- ^ Armando T. Hunziker: The Genera of Solanaceae. A.R.G. Gantner Verlag K.G., Ruggell, Liechtenstein 2001. ISBN 3-904144-77-4
- ^ Website Gardenphotos.com https://garden-photos-com.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Trees-Shrubs/G0000MkIaLN.JqQo/I0000qN.VCDJAdec Retrieved 13.28 on 1/3/19.
- ^ http://www.hear.org/Pier/wra/pacific/streptosolen_jamesonii_htmlwra.htm Retrieved 13.56 on 25/2/19.