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

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11:10 Mar 31, 2005

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Science - Botany

Italian term or phrase: belle di notte

si tratta di un fiore che schiude le corolle di notte

Amanda Calleri KudoZ activity Questions: 327 (5 open) (1 without valid answers) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 22
Local time: 00:03

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: 21:03

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Moonflower o Moonvine

gianfranco

'marvel of Peru' or' four o' clock plant'

Rachel Fell

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6 mins confidence:

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: 21:03
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Italian
PRO pts in category: 8

30 mins confidence:

'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
Local time: 23:03
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