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Abelia
''Abelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae. The genus currently includes six species native to China, Taiwan, and Vietnam. The genus previously contained about 30 species and hybrids. Molecular phylogenetic studies showed that the genus was not monophyletic. ''Abelia'' section ''Zabelia'' was raised to the genus '' Zabelia'', and the majority of ''Abelia'' species have been transferred to other genera, including ''Diabelia'', ''Lonicera'', and '' Vesalea''. Description Species of ''Abelia'' are shrubs from 1–6 m tall. Species from warm climates are evergreen, and colder climate species deciduous. The leaves are opposite or in whorls of three, ovate, glossy, dark green, 1.5–8 cm long, turning purplish-bronze to red in autumn in the deciduous species. The flowers appear in the upper leaf axils and stem ends, 1-8 together in a short cyme; they are pendulous, white to pink, bell-shaped with a five-lobed corolla, 1–5 cm long, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abelia Macrotera
''Abelia macrotera'' is a species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae. It is a shrub native to central and southern China. Varieties Seven varieties are accepted. *''Abelia macrotera'' var. ''deutziifolia'' (synonym ''Abelia deutziifolia'' ) – south-central China *''Abelia macrotera'' var. ''engleriana'' (synonyms ''Abelia engleriana'' , ''Abelia koehneana'' , and ''Abelia longituba'' ) – north-central and south-central China *''Abelia macrotera'' var. ''henanensis'' – Henan Province of southeast China *''Abelia macrotera'' var. ''macrotera'' (synonyms ''Abelia fargesii'' , ''Abelia graebneriana'' , ''Abelia schischkinii'' , ''Abelia verticillata'' ) – central and southern China *''Abelia macrotera'' var. ''mairei'' (synonym ''Abelia mairei'' ) – Yunnan Province of south-central China *''Abelia macrotera'' var. ''myrtilloides'' (synonym ''Abelia myrtilloides'' ) – Sichuan Sichuan is a province in Southwestern China, occupying the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abelia Chinensis
''Abelia chinensis'', commonly known as Chinese abelia, is a species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae. It is a semi-evergreen, densely branched shrub with dark green foliage. The species was described by Robert Brown in 1818. External links Abelia chinensis - The GreenThumb Description It is a compact deciduous shrub with reddish stems and glossy, small leaves that become reddish-brown before autumn. Its simplified-form flowers are funnel-shaped, white, and its pink sepals remain long after flowering. As long as the plant continues to make new growth during the summer, it will continue to flower. It is one of the most cold-resistant species within the genus. Distribution and habitat The plant is found in south-central China and south-eastern China, as well as Taiwan, Vietnam, and the Ryukyu Islands. Varieties Five varieties are accepted. *''Abelia chinensis'' var. ''aschersoniana'' (synonym ''Abelia aschersoniana'' ) – Lantau Island, Hong Kong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abelia × Grandiflora
''Abelia'' × ''grandiflora'' is a Hybrid (biology), hybrid species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae, raised by hybridising ''Abelia chinensis, A. chinensis'' with ''Abelia uniflora, A. uniflora''. Description It is a deciduous or semi-evergreen multistemmed shrub with rounded, spreading, or gracefully arching branches to tall. The leaf, leaves are ovate, glossy, dark green, and long. The fragrant flowers are produced in clusters, white, tinged pink, bell-shaped, to 2 cm long. Unlike most flowering shrubs in cultivation, the species blooms from late summer to well into the autumn. The Latin specific epithet ''grandiflora'' means "abundant flowers". [note, a review of Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners reveals it actually says "with large flowers". New Latin, from Latin grandis great + flor-, flos flower, and the Oxford English Dictionary says "Bearing large flowers". However these flowers are not large, but they are abundant, so furt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linnaeoideae
Linnaeoideae is a subfamily of the family Caprifoliaceae. It was formerly treated as the separate family Linnaeaceae. Five or six genera are placed in the subfamily, which ranges from creeping to erect shrubs. Most genera and species are native to East Asia, particularly China. One genus is native to Mexico, and ''Linnaea borealis'' occurs around the Northern Hemisphere. Description Linnaeoideae consists of shrubby plants that are mainly deciduous, but may be evergreen. Some, such as ''Linnaea'', are creeping, others, such as ''Abelia'', may be up to tall. The usually paired flowers are surrounded by an 'epicalyx' – a structure resembling the calyx that is composed of involucral bracts. A nectary is present inside the tube of the corolla. Two of the three or four locules of the inferior ovary are sterile and are empty at maturity. There are four stamens. The fruit is an achene, topped by usually persistent sepals. Taxonomy The subfamily Linnaeoideae was erected by Constanti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abelia Schumannii
''Abelia schumannii'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae. It is native to central China, where it ranges from southern Gansu to northern Yunnan provinces. It is a semi-evergreen shrub growing to tall by broad. Pink flowers with red calyces are produced in late summer and autumn Autumn, also known as fall (especially in US & Canada), is one of the four temperate seasons on Earth. Outside the tropics, autumn marks the transition from summer to winter, in September (Northern Hemisphere) or March ( Southern Hemisphe .... In cultivation it requires a sheltered, south-facing aspect. It is valued as a late-flowering ornamental garden shrub. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q4666680 Caprifoliaceae Flora of North-Central China Flora of South-Central China Endemic flora of China Shrubs Plants described in 1900 Taxa named by Paul Graebner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abelia Parvifolia
''Abelia parvifolia'' is a species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae. It is a shrub native to Hubei Province in central China. References {{taxonbar, from=Q10958064 Caprifoliaceae Flora of Hubei Plants described in 1888 Taxa named by William Hemsley (botanist) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarke Abel
Clarke Abel (5 September 1780 – 24 November 1826) was a British surgeon and naturalist. He accompanied Lord Amherst on his mission to China in 1816-17 as the embassy's chief medical officer and naturalist, on the recommendation of Sir Joseph Banks. The mission was Britain's second unsuccessful attempt to establish diplomatic relations with China and involved travelling to the Beijing and the famous botanical gardens of Fa Tee (Huadi) near Canton (Fangcun District). While in China, Abel collected specimens and seeds of the plant that carries his name, '' Abelia chinensis'', described by Banks' botanical secretary Robert Brown, "with friendly partiality". However a shipwreck and an attack by pirates on the way back to his home in Britain caused him to lose all of his specimens. Abel's ''Narrative of a Journey in the Interior of China'', 1818, gives a detailed account of the collection's misfortunes. However, he had left some specimens with Sir George Staunton at Canton, who wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linnaea
''Linnaea borealis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae (the honeysuckle family). It is the only species in the genus ''Linnaea''. It is a boreal to subarctic woodland subshrub, commonly known as twinflower (sometimes written twin flower). This plant was a favourite of Carl Linnaeus, founder of the modern system of binomial nomenclature, after whom the genus was named. Description The perennial stems of ''Linnaea borealis'' are slender, pubescent, and prostrate, growing to long, with opposite evergreen rounded oval leaves long and broad. The flowering stems curve erect, to tall, and are leafless except at the base. The flowers are paired, pendulous, long, with a five-lobed, pale pink corolla. ''L. borealis'' is self-incompatible, requiring cross-pollination to produce viable seeds; since pollen dispersal is usually not far, individuals and clonal colonies can become reproductively isolated. Regardless of seed production, ''Linnaea'' plants in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caprifoliaceae
The Caprifoliaceae or honeysuckle family is a clade of dicotyledonous flowering plants consisting of about 860 species in 33 to 42 genera, with a nearly cosmopolitan distribution. Centres of diversity are found in eastern North America and eastern Asia, while they are absent in tropical and southern Africa. Description The flowering plants in this clade are mostly shrubs and vines: rarely herbs. They include some ornamental garden plants grown in temperate regions. The leaf, leaves are mostly opposite with no stipules (appendages at the base of a leafstalk or leaf, petiole), and may be either evergreen or deciduous. The flowers are tubular funnel-shaped or bell-like, usually with five outward spreading lobes or points, and are often fragrant. They usually form a small Sepal, calyx with small bracts. The fruit is in most cases a berry (botany), berry or a drupe. The genera ''Diervilla'' and ''Weigela'' have Capsule (fruit), capsular fruit, while ''Heptacodium'' has an achene. Tax ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shrub
A shrub or bush is a small to medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees by their multiple Plant stem, stems and shorter height, less than tall. Small shrubs, less than tall are sometimes termed as subshrubs. Many botany, botanical groups have species that are shrubs, and others that are trees and herbaceous plants instead. Some define a shrub as less than and a tree as over 6 m. Others use as the cutoff point for classification. Many trees do not reach this mature height because of hostile, less than ideal growing conditions, and resemble shrub-sized plants. Others in such species have the potential to grow taller in ideal conditions. For longevity, most shrubs are classified between Perennial plant, perennials and trees. Some only last about five years in good conditions. Others, usually larger and more woody, live beyond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
