Biology:Vesalea floribunda
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Dipsacales |
| Family: | Caprifoliaceae |
| Genus: | Vesalea |
| Species: | V. floribunda
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| Vesalea floribunda M.Martens & Galeotti (1844)
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Vesalea floribunda, also known as Mexican abelia,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae. It is a shrub native to southern Mexico, ranging from central Veracruz to northern Oaxaca and southeastern Chiapas.[1]
Growing to 4 m (13 ft) tall and broad, it is a semi-evergreen or evergreen shrub with shiny ovate leaves and clusters of tubular cerise flowers to 5 cm (2.0 in) long. The flowers bloom year-round (in the wild) except in the spring. It fruits (produces a seed pod) year-round (in the wild) except May and June.
Its natural habitat is mixed pine and oak forests and on rocky outcrops at 2,000 to 3,000 m (6,600 to 9,800 ft) elevation.[2]
Two varieties are accepted.[1]
- Vesalea floribunda var. floribunda (synonyms Abelia hirsuta (M.Martens & Galeotti) Walp. and Abelia speciosa Decne.) – central Veracruz to northern Oaxaca and southeastern Chiapas
- Vesalea floribunda var. foliacea (Villarreal) Landrein – southeastern Chiapas
Though hardy down to −10 °C (14 °F), it prefers a sheltered location, for instance against a south-facing stone wall.[2]
It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3][4]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Vesalea floribunda M.Martens & Galeotti". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:148551-1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Vesalea floribunda - Trees and Shrubs Online". https://treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/vesalea/vesalea-floribunda/.
- ↑ "Vesalea floribunda". RHS. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/320551/i-Vesalea-floribunda-i/Details. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental". Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 107. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
Wikidata ☰ Q18182675 entry
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