''Hydrangea hydrangeoides'', the Japanese hydrangea vine, is a species of flowering plant in the family
Hydrangeaceae
Hydrangeaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Cornales, with a wide distribution in Asia and North America, and locally in southeastern Europe.
Description
The genera are characterised by leaves in opposite pairs (rarely whorled o ...
, native to
Ulleungdo
Ulleungdo (also spelled Ulreungdo; Hangul: , ) is a South Korean island 120 km (75 mi) east of the Korean Peninsula in the Sea of Japan, formerly known as the Dagelet Island or Argonaut Island in Europe.
Volcanic in origin, the rocky s ...
Island of South Korea, Japan, and the southern
Kuril Islands
The Kuril Islands or Kurile Islands (; rus, Кури́льские острова́, r=Kuril'skiye ostrova, p=kʊˈrʲilʲskʲɪjə ɐstrɐˈva; Japanese: or ) are a volcanic archipelago currently administered as part of Sakhalin Oblast in the ...
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Etymology
The specific epithet ''hydrangeoides'' means "resembling ''Hydrangea''" or "like a ''Hydrangea''".
[Schizophragma hydrangeoides - Plant Finder. (n.d.). Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved November 29, 2022, from https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=286913] This may appear strange considering the current position of this taxon within the genus ''Hydrangea''. However, it was first described as a member of the genus ''Schizophragma''
and the specific epithet was chosen to express a morphological similarity to the previously separate genus ''Hydrangea''.
Horticulture
Under its synonym ''Schizophragma hydrangeoides'' its cultivars 'Roseum' and 'Moonlight' have gained the
Royal Horticultural Society
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), founded in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London, is the UK's leading gardening charity.
The RHS promotes horticulture through its five gardens at Wisley (Surrey), Hyde Hall (Essex), Harlow Carr (No ...
's
Award of Garden Merit
The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-established annual award for plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). It is based on assessment of the plants' performance under UK growing conditions.
History
The Award of Garden Merit ...
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In cultivation this species is slow to establish.
References
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Flora of South Korea
Flora of Japan
Flora of the Kuril Islands
Plants described in 2014
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