Common Names
Common Names in English:
Sweet Bouvardia
Description
Family Rubiaceae
The Rubiaceae are trees , shrubs , or infrequently herbs comprising about 450 genera and 6,500 species, including some lianous forms. The leaves are simple and usually entire, and are opposite or sometimes whorled ; stipules are present and interpetiolar . The flowers are nearly always bisexual and actinomorphic , often heterostylous, and usually are in cymose inflorescences. The calyx is mostly somewhat reduced and 4-5-lobed or sometimes the lobes are obsolete or rarely one of them greatly expanded and brightly colored . The sympetalous corolla is mostly 4-5-lobed, occasionally with 3 or up to 10 lobes. The androecium consists of as many stamens as corolla lobes and is adnate to the corolla tube or epigynous zone, alternate with the lobes. The gynoecium consists of a single compound pistil of 2 or seldom more carpels, a single style, and a nearly always inferior ovary with the number of locules equaling the number of carpels, each with 1-many axile ovules. An epigynous nectary disk is usually present. The fruit is variable, sometimes forming multiples . -- Gerald Carr.
Physical Description
Habit: Evergreen .
Flowers: Bloom Period: March, July, August. • Flower Color: near white, white
Size/Age/Growth
Size: 24-36" tall.
Biology
Growth
Culture: Space 24-36" apart.
Soil: Minimum pH: 6.1 • Maximum pH: 7.5
Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade.
Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 9b, 10a, 10b, 11. (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:
Lamiidae
()
- Takhtajan Ex Reveal, 1992
- Superorder:
Gentiananae
()
- Thorne Ex Reveal, 1992
- Order:
Rubiales
()
- Dumortier, 1829
- Family:
Rubiaceae
()
- A.l. De Jussieu, 1789
- Coffee Family
- Subfamily:
Violoideae
()
- Subfamily:
Violoideae
(
- Family:
Rubiaceae
(
- Order:
Rubiales
(
- Superorder:
Gentiananae
(
- Subclass:
Lamiidae
(
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
(
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
(
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
(
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Aeginetia longiflora Cav.
- Anotis longiflora (Cav.) Benth.
- Bouvardia longiflora var. latifolia M. Martens & Galeotti
- Houstonia longiflora (Cav.) A. Gray
Notes
Publishing author : Cav. Publication : in Anal . Hist. Nat. iii. (1801) 130 Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Govaerts R., 11-Nov-2003
Similar Species
Members of the genus Bouvardia
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 96 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:
B. bouvardioides · B. capitata · B. castilloi · B. cataphyllaris · B. chlorantha · B. chrysantha · B. conzatti · B. conzattii · B. cordifolia · B. corymbiflora · B. crocata · B. davisoni · B. deamii · B. dictyoneura · B. domestica · B. erecta · B. ferruginea · B. flos · B. flos var. joannis · B. glaberrima · B. glabra · B. gracilipes · B. gracilis · B. 'Green Spring' · B. 'Green Summer' · B. heterophylla · B. hintoni · B. hintoniorum · B. hogarthi · B. humboldtii · B. hybrida · B. jacquini · B. jasminiflora · B. 'Jourhite' · B. karwinskyi · B. laevis (Bouvardia) · B. langlassei · B. leiantha · B. 'Lichtrose' · B. loeseneriana · B. longiflora (Sweet Bouvardia) · B. longiflora pink · B. longiflora red · B. lottiae · B. macdougallii · B. macrantha · B. multiflora (Trumpet Flowered Bouvardia) · B. oaxacana · B. obovata · B. oriana · B. pallida · B. pedicellaris · B. pungens · B. purpusii · B. quaterniflora · B. quinquenervata · B. rekoi · B. rosea · B. rosei · B. 'Roxane' · B. 'Royal Chloe' · B. 'Royal Daphne Darkpink' · B. 'Royal Daphne Red' · B. 'Royal Daphne Supreme' · B. 'Royal Daphne White' · B. 'Royal Edith' · B. 'Royal Giselle' · B. 'Royal Janette' · B. 'Royal Jolanda' · B. 'Royal Nicolette' · B. 'Royal Renate' · B. 'Royal Silvia' · B. 'Royal Suzanne' · B. 'Royal Valesca' · B. 'Roya Claudia' · B. rzedowskii · B. scabra · B. scandens · B. standleyana · B. subcordata · B. tenuifolia · B. ternifolia (Hummingbird Flower) · B. 'Torosa' · B. triphylla · B. umbellata · B. versicolor · B. viminalis · B. viticella · B. vreelandi · B. xestosperma · B. xylosteoides · B. × domestica · B. x domestica 'Royal Daphne' · B. x domestica 'Royal Janette' · B. 'Zywerden' · B. domestica
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Further Reading
- Annales botanices systematicae. Auctore Guilielmo Gerardo Walpers. Lipsiae, Sumtibus F. Hofmeister, 1848-68. LAT url p. 126.
- Flora Costaricensis / William Burger, editor. Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, 1993. ENG url p. 328, p. 93.
- Flora oder Allgemeine botanische Zeitung. 12 1829 Jena: G. Fischer [etc.] GER url p. 23.
- Flora of Guatemala / by Paul C. Standley and Louis O. Williams. Chicago, ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, 1975. ENG url p. 217, p. 26, p. v.
- Hamburger Garten- und Blumenzeitung. Hamburg: R. Kittler, 1852-1890. GER url p. 134, p. 388, p. 412, p. 519.
- Hesdrffers Monatshefte fr Blumen und Gartenfreunde. Berlin: R. Oppenheim (G. Schmidt), [1896-1897] GER url p. 427.
- Journal de la Société nationale d'horticulture de France. Paris: Au siége de la Société, 1886-1927. FRE url p. 646, p. 667.
- Just's botanischer jahresbericht. Systematisch geordnetes repertorium der botanischen literatur aller länder. Berlin, Gebr. Borntraeger, 1874-98; GER url p. 274, p. 310.
- L'Horticulteur practicien; revue de l'horticulture franaise et trangre. Paris, A. Goin. FRE url p. 241, p. 96.
- Manual de plantas de Costa Rica /B.E. Hammel [et al.] editores; Silvia Troyo, ilustraciones. 97 2004 St. Louis, Mo.: Missouri Botanical Garden, 2003- SPA url p. 167, p. 170.
- Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Boston: Metcalf and Co., 1846-1958 ENG url p. 314, p. 404.
- Repertorium botanices systematicae. Auctore Guilielmo Gerardo Walpers Lipsiae, Sumtibus Friderici Hofmeister, 1842-48. LAT url p. 482.
- Studies of American plants. by Paul C. Standley. Chicago Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, 1930. ENG url p. 155.
- Synopsis plantarum; seu, Enumeratio systematica plantarum plerumque adhuc cognitarum cum differentiis specificis et synonymis selectis ad modum Persoonii elaborata, auctore David Dietrich. Vimariae, B. F. Voigtii, 1839-1852. LAT url p. 489.
- The Gardener's monthly and horticulturist. Philadelphia, Pa.: Charles H. Marot, 1876-1888. ENG url p. 298.
- The florist, fruitist, and garden miscellany. London: Chapman and Hall, 1852- ENG url p. 201, p. 202, p. 9.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2007. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed March 24, 2007.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed June 26, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- The International Plant Names Index. Accessed Jan 19, 2007.
- World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesFeb 2, 2006.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 17, 2007:
- Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
- , Biodiversidad de Costa Rica
- Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
- University of Alabama Biodiversity and Systematics, Herbarium
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1671862
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14251391
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:745065-1
- International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 745065-1
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 648093
