Definition of Clianthus puniceus

1. Noun. Evergreen shrub with scarlet to white clawlike or beaklike flowers; New Zealand.

Exact synonyms: Parrot's Beak, Parrot's Bill
Generic synonyms: Clianthus, Glory Pea

Lexicographical Neighbors of Clianthus Puniceus

Cleome serrulata
Cleopatra
Cleret
Cleridae
Clermont-Ferrand
Clethra
Clethra alnifolia
Clethraceae
Clethrionomys
Cleveland
Cleveland steamers
Clevenger
Clevenger's fissure
Clianthus formosus
Clianthus puniceus
Clianthus speciosus
Clichy
Clichy-la-Garenne
Cliff
Clifford
Clifford Odets
Clifford trust
Cliffordian
Clifton
Cliftonia
Cliftonia monophylla
Climategate
Clinch River
Clinidae

Literary usage of Clianthus puniceus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The British Flower Garden, (series the Second): Containing Coloured Figures by Robert Sweet (1838)
"CLIANTHUS puniceus. Crimson Clianthus. Linnean Class and Order. ... clianthus puniceus. Soland. mss. in mus. Banks. Cunn. in hort. trans, v. 1. ..."

2. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, Exhibiting a View of the Progressive by Robert Jameson, Sir William Jardine, Henry D Rogers (1837)
"clianthus puniceus. Hort. Trans, vol. i. NS p. 521. t. 22—Bot. Keg. 1775. Donia punicea, Don's Gen. Syst. of Gardening, 2. 468. DESCRIPTION. ..."

3. The Gardener's Magazine and Register of Rural and Domestic Improvement by J C Loudon (1838)
"The greenhouse plants from Ardoyne were exceedingly beautiful; and one of them, clianthus puniceus, a splendid plant, full 6 ft. high, and covered with ..."

4. The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal (1837)
"clianthus puniceus, Soland. MS. in Mus. Britt.—All. Cunningham, in Hort. Trans, vol. i. NS p. 521. t. 22—Bot. Reg. 1775. Donia punicea, Don's Gen. ..."

5. Cottage Gardener and Country Gentleman's Companionby George William Johnson by George William Johnson (1850)
"... pruning, 136, 185 ; montana, &c., 197 clianthus puniceus, 204 Climbers, culture of hardy, 185: for greenhouse, 192, 328 : hardy, 196: for conservatory, ..."

6. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by by William Robinson (1907)
"Brilliant shrubs seldom seen out-of-doors in the London district or home counties, but one clianthus puniceus. Clintonia. ..."

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