Bleeding Heart
Bleeding Heart
English Name: Bleeding Heart
Scientific name: Lamprocapnos spectabilis
Bangla/Local name: Not known
Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1988)
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Division | Magnoliophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Ranunculales |
| Family | Papaveraceae |
| Genus | Lamprocapnos |
| Species | L. spectabilis |
Botanical Description of Bleeding Heart
Habit: Evergreen vine or shrub with a twining growth habit.
Root: Tap root system
Stem: Woody quadrangular, puberulent.
Leaf: Smooth, dark green glossy leaves are elliptic with entire leaf margin.
Flowers: Flowers are composed of 4 white, ovate calyces and 5 dark red, obovate petals and 5 white, long stamens. The calyces form a pyramidal shape with the tips hanging downwards.
Fruits: Drupe.
Economic Importance: Ornamental and aesthetic purposes.