Biology:Agapetes serpens
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Agapetes |
| Species: | A. serpens
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| Binomial name | |
| Agapetes serpens (Wight) Sleumer
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Agapetes serpens is a semi-climbing shrub species native to the Himalayas. 40–60 cm tall, it is grown as an ornamental for its attractive pendulous branches of red tubular flowers blooming over a long period. It is mostly grown in climates from cool temperate to sub-tropical. Propagation is from cuttings.
References
- Ellison, Don (1999) Cultivated Plants of the World. London: New Holland (1st ed.: Brisbane: Flora Publications International, 1995).
- Encyclopedia of Life entry
- GBIF entry
Wikidata ☰ Q4691241 entry
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