Haplophyton crooksii

hierba de la cucaracha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Rauvolfioideae
Tribe: Alstonieae
Genus: Haplophyton
A.DC
Species: H. crooksii
Binomial name
Haplophyton crooksii
(L.D. Benson) L.D. Benson
Synonyms[1]
  • Haplophyton cimicidum var. crooksii L.D. Benson

Haplophyton crooksii is a plant species native to Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and northern Mexico. It is an herb up to 60 cm tall, with showy yellow flowers, found on rocky slopes in desert scrub and desert grassland.[2][3]

The plant is commonly called "cockroach plant" or "hierba de la cucaracha" because of its insecticidal properties.[3]


References

  1. ↑ Tropicos
  2. ↑ L.D. Benson. 1943. American Journal of Botany 30(8): 630. 1943.
  3. 1 2 McLaughliln, S.P. 1993. Apocynaceae A.L. Juss., Dogbane Family. Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science 27:164-168.
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