Calceolaria

Calceolaria
C. dilatata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Calceolariaceae
Genus: Calceolaria
L.
Synonyms
  • Fagelia Schwencke
  • Porodittia G.Don ex Kraenzl.
  • Stemotria Wettst. & Harms
  • Trianthera Wettst.
C. biflora
C. uniflora

Calceolaria (/ˌkælsiəˈlɛəriə/), also called lady's purse, slipper flower and pocketbook flower, or slipperwort, is a genus of plants in the family Calceolariaceae, though classified in Scrophulariaceae by some authors. This genus consists of about 269 species of shrubs, lianas and herbs, and the geographical range extends from Patagonia to central Mexico, with its distribution centre in Andean region. Calceolaria species have usually yellow or orange flowers, which can have red or purple spots. The Calceolaria Herbeohybrida group, also called C. herbeohybrida Voss, is a group of ornamental hybrids known only in cultivation, called florists' slipperwort.

Species

As of October 2025, Plants of the World Online accepted 269 species.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Calceolaria L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Calceolaria". Calceolaria – Oxford Reference. Oxford University Press. January 2003. ISBN 978-0-19-283098-2. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  3. ↑ "Calceolaria". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  4. ↑ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
  5. 1 2 "Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them", pp. 166-167 Könemann, 2004. ISBN 3-8331-1253-0
  6. ↑ Stephan Andersson (2006). "On the phylogeny of the genus Calceolaria (Calceolariaceae) as inferred from ITS and plastid matK sequences". Taxon. 55 (1): 125–137. doi:10.2307/25065534. JSTOR 25065534.
  7. ↑ USDA GRIN Taxonomy, retrieved 24 April 2016