Abelia engleriana (Abelia)

Interesting Facts

Common Names in English:

Abelia

Habit: Deciduous.

Flowers: Bloom Period: June, July, August. • Flower Color: pink

Size: 4-6' tall.

Culture: Space 4-6' apart.

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun .

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b. (map)

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Plantae () - Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
  - Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae () - Cavalier-Smith, 1981
    - Phylum: Tracheophyta () - Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Vascular Plants
      - Subphylum: Euphyllophytina ()
        Infraphylum: Radiatopses () - Kenrick & Crane, 1997
        Class: Magnoliopsida () - Brongniart, 1843 - Dicotyledons
        Subclass: Asteridae () - Takhtajan, 1967
        Superorder: Dipsacanae () - (Dumortier, 1829) Takhtajan, 1997
        Order: Dipsacales () - Dumortier, 1829
        Family: Caprifoliaceae () - A.L. de Jussieu, 1789, nom. cons.
        Genus: Abelia () - R. Brown, in Abel, 1818
        Specific epithet: engleriana
        Botanical name: - Abelia engleriana

Linnaea Engleriana

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 27 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:

Search for Pictures: images.google.com
Search for Scholarly Articles: Google Scholar
Search using Scientific Name and Vernacular Names: All the Web | AltaVista Canada | AltaVista | Excite | Google | HotBot | Lycos
Search using Specialized Databases: GenBank | Medline | Scirus | CISTI/CAL | Agricola Periodicals | Agricola Books

Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 19, 2007.
The International Plant Names Index. Accessed Jan 19, 2007.