Linnaea chinensis

Linnaea chinensis, synonyms Abelia chinensis and Abelia rupestris, commonly known as Chinese Abelia (Chinese: 糯米条, Pinyin: Nuò mǐ tiáo), is a semi-evergreen, densely branched shrub with dark green foliage. It is a species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae.

Linnaea chinensis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Genus: Linnaea
Species:
L. chinensis
Binomial name
Linnaea chinensis
(R.Br.) A.Braun & Vatke[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Abelia aschersoniana (Graebn.) Rehder
  • Abelia cavaleriei H.Lév.
  • Abelia chinensis R.Br.
  • Abelia hanceana Mart. ex Hance
  • Abelia ionandra Hayata
  • Abelia lipoensis M.T.An & G.Q.Gou
  • Abelia rupestris Lindl.
  • Linnaea aschersoniana Graebn.
  • Linnaea rupestris (Lindl.) A.Braun & Vatke

Description

It is a compact deciduous shrub[2] 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.

Taxonomy

It was described by Robert Brown in 1818,[3] and transferred to the genus Linnaea in 1872,[1] although this move was not widely accepted until 2013.[4]

Distribution

The plant inhabits South Central China and Southeast China, as well as Taiwan, Vietnam and the Ryukyu Islands in Japan. [5][6]

Linnaea chinensis is commonly cultivated in China[6] and is also used elsewhere.[7] The cultivar 'China Rose'[8] has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

A garden hybrid between L. chinensis and L. uniflora was once thought to be only a variety of L. chinensis and was known, under the synonym Abelia rupestris, as A. rupestris var. grandiflora. It is now Linnaea × grandiflora.

References
  1. "Linnaea chinensis (R.Br.) A.Braun & Vatke". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
  2. "Abelia chinensis". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  3. "The Plant List: Abelia chinensis R.Br". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanic Garden. 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  4. 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.
  5. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:148547-1
  6. Qiner Yang & Sven Landrein. "Abelia chinensis". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  7. E.g., "Abelia chinensis R. Br". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  8. RHS Plant Finder 2017. United Kingdom: Royal Horticultural Society. 2017. p. 960. ISBN 978-1907057779.
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