Biology:Linnaea dipelta

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Short description: Species of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae

Linnaea dipelta
Dipelta floribunda.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Genus: Linnaea
Species:
L. dipelta
Binomial name
Linnaea dipelta
Christenh.[1][2]
Synonyms[1]
  • Cavaleriella dunniana H.Lév.
  • Maxim. Dipelta floribunda

Linnaea dipelta, synonym Dipelta floribunda, is a species of deciduous shrub in the family Caprifoliaceae. It is native to China.[1][3] In late spring and early summer it produces masses of white trumpet-shaped flowers with orange throats.[4]

In cultivation it prefers alkaline soils with full sun or partial shade. As Dipelta floribunda it has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Linnaea dipelta Christenh.". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77132038-1. 
  2. Christenhusz, Maarten J.M. (2013). "Twins are not alone: a recircumscription of Linnaea (Caprifoliaceae)". Phytotaxa 125 (1): 25–32. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.125.1.4. 
  3. "Dipelta floribunda". Tropicos. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/6000709. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Dipelta floribunda". Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/97168/Dipelta-floribunda/Details. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q17437030 entry