Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Abelia
Description
Physical Description
Habit: Evergreen .
Flowers: Flower Color: apricot, coral , pink
Size/Age/Growth
Size: 4-6' tall.
Biology
Growth
Culture: Space 4-6' apart.
Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade.
Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b. (map)
Taxonomy
- 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
()
- Specific epithet:
graebneriana
- Rehder
- Botanical name: - Abelia graebneriana Rehder
- Specific epithet:
graebneriana
- Rehder
- Genus:
Abelia
(
- Family:
Caprifoliaceae
(
- Order:
Dipsacales
(
- Superorder:
Dipsacanae
(
- Subclass:
Asteridae
(
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
(
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
(
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
(
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
Notes
Publishing author : Rehder Publication : Pl. Wilson. (Sargent) i. 118 (1911).
Similar Species
Members of the genus Abelia
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 27 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:
A. biflora (Abelia) · A. chinensis (Chinese Abelia) · A. engleriana (Abelia) · A. floribunda (Mexican Abelia) · A. graebneriana (Abelia) · A. grandiflora (Glossy Abelia) · A. mosanensis (Hardy Abelia) · A. mosanensis 'Monia' (Bridal Bouquet® Abelia) · A. parvifolia 'Bumble Bee' (Abelia) · A. schumannii (Schumanns Abelia) · A. spathulata (Twin-Flowering Abelia) · A. triflora (Abelia) · A. uniflora (Abelia) · A. x grandiflora (Glossy Abelia) · A. x grandiflora 'Dwarf' (Glossy Abelia) · A. x grandiflora 'Compacta' (Glossy Abelia) · A. x grandiflora 'Confetti' (Confetti Glossy Abelia) · A. x grandiflora 'Edward Goucher' (Edward Goucher Glossy Abelia) · A. x grandiflora 'Francis Mason' (Golden Abelia) · A. x grandiflora 'Hopleys' (Glossy Abelia) · A. x grandiflora 'Kaleidoscope' (Abelia) · A. x grandiflora 'Prostrata' (Prostrate White Abelia) · A. x grandiflora 'Rose Creek' (Glossy Abelia) · A. × grandiflora 'Sherwoodii' (Sherwood Abelia) · A. x grandiflora 'Sunrise' (Sunrise Variegated Abelia) · A. zanderi (Glossy Abelia) · A. grandiflora (Glossy Abelia)
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Further Reading
- Judd, Campbell, Kellog & Donoghue: Plant Systematics, a phylogenetic approach
- Judd, W.S., Campbell, C.S., Kellog, E.A. & Donoghue, M.J. (2002): Plant Systematics: a phylogenetic approach, Sinauer, Sunderland, Mass.
Notes
Contributors
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5819872
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 15330471
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:148200-1
- International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 148200-1
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 713496
