belle di notte

English translation: moonflower

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Italian term or phrase:belle di notte
English translation:moonflower
Entered by: Amanda Calleri (X)

11:10 Mar 31, 2005
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Science - Botany
Italian term or phrase: belle di notte
si tratta di un fiore che schiude le corolle di notte
Amanda Calleri (X)
Italy
Local time: 18:07
Moonflower o Moonvine
Explanation:
Belle di notte, nome scientifico 'Calonyction aculeatum'
Nome comune: Moonflower, Moonvine

http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/vines...
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gianfranco
Brazil
Local time: 13:07
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4Moonflower o Moonvine
gianfranco
3 +1'marvel of Peru' or' four o' clock plant'
Rachel Fell


  

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Moonflower o Moonvine


Explanation:
Belle di notte, nome scientifico 'Calonyction aculeatum'
Nome comune: Moonflower, Moonvine

http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/vines...

gianfranco
Brazil
Local time: 13:07
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 8
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'marvel of Peru' or' four o' clock plant'


Explanation:
Latin name: Mirabilis jalapa
Lexicool.com: "bella di notte, pianta erbacea ornamentale con fiori di color giallo, rosso o bianco, che si aprono la sera e si chiudono all'alba (fam. Nictaginacee)"
Any more detail on plant to enable confirmation? Sounds like the sort of name that could apply to more than one species


    Reference: http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/extension/newsletters/hor...
    Reference: http://it.encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761567247/Bella_di_no...
Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:07
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 62

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  musitranslator: http://www.pollicegreen.com/significato-fiori-bella-notte/28...
3114 days
  -> Thank you musitranslator - much appreciated after all this time;-) :-)
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