Desmos chinensis (Dwarf Ylang Ylang Shrub, Dwarf Ylang-Ylang Shrub)

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Dwarf Ylang Ylang Shrub, Dwarf Ylang-Ylang Shrub

Description

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Physical Description

Habit: Evergreen .

Flowers: Bloom Period: March, April, May, June. • Flower Color: chartreuse, pale yellow, yellow-green

Size/Age/Growth

Size: 36-48" tall.

Biology

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Growth

Culture: Space 36-48" apart.

Soil: Minimum pH: 5.6 • Maximum pH: 6.5

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Light Shade.

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 10b, 11. (map)

Taxonomy

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Kingdom: Plantae () - Plants
- Phylum: Magnoliophyta () - Flowering Plants
  - Class: Magnoliopsida () - Dicotyledons
    - Order: Magnoliales ()
      - Family: Noctuoidea ()
        Subfamily: Annonoideae ()
        Tribe: Annoneae ()
        Genus: Desmos () - Loureiro, 1790
        Specific epithet: chinensis - Lour.
        Botanical name: - Desmos chinensis Lour.

Unambiguous Synonyms

Artabotrys esquirolii H. L�v.
Desmos dunalii (Wall.) Saff.
Unona chinensis (Lour.) DC.
Unona discolor Vahl
Unona discolor var. laevigata Hook. f. & Thomson
Unona discolor var. pubescens Hook. f. & Thomson
Unona discolor var. pubiflora Hook. f. & Thomson
Unona dunalii Wall.
Unona ossea Blanco
Unona undulata Wall.
Uvaria ossea (Blanco) Blanco

Notes

Publishing author : Merr. Publication : in Philipp. Journ. Sc., Bot. 1915, x . 235 Publishing author: H.Lév. Publication: Fl. Kouy-Tcheou 29 (1914-15) Publishing author: Safford Publication: Bull . Torrey Bot. Club 1912, xxxix. 506 Publishing author: Finet & Gagnep. Publication: in Bull. Soc. Bot. France liii. Mem. IV . 89 1909 Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Annonaceae WorkingGroup, 2006

Place of publication: Fl. cochinch. 1:352. 1790

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Desmos

There are approximately 51 species in this genus:

D. cambodicus · D. caudatus · D. chinensis (Dwarf Ylang Ylang Shrub) · D. chinensis var. brevifolius · D. chinensis var. laevigatus · D. chinensis var. lawii · D. chinensis var. macropetalus · D. chinensis var. pubescens · D. chryseus · D. cochinchinensis (Dwarf Ylang Ylang Shrub) · D. cochinchinensis var. fulvescells · D. cochinchinensis var. fulvescens · D. conchyliatus · D. costatus · D. crinitus · D. desmanthus · D. dinhensis · D. dinnensis · D. dubius · D. dumosus · D. elegans · D. elmeri · D. evrardii · D. goezeanus · D. grandifolius · D. jambosifolius · D. lomentaceus · D. macrocalyx · D. macrocarpus · D. pedunculosus · D. pedunculosus var. lonkinensis · D. pedunculosus var. tonkinensis · D. polycarpus · D. praecox · D. purpuratus · D. robinsonii · D. rostrata · D. rostratus · D. saccopetaloides · D. sessiliflorus · D. sootepense · D. sootepensis · D. stenopetalus · D. subbiglandulosus · D. teysmannii · D. verrucosus · D. viridiflorus · D. wardianus · D. wrayi · D. yunnanensis · D. zeylanicus

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Notes

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Contributors

AnnonBase
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 23, 2007.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 22, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
The International Plant Names Index. Accessed Jan 19, 2007.
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (May 02, 2008)
World Species List of Annonaceae, 1.1, 2006.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 22, 2007:

Herbarium of the University of Aarhus, The AAU Herbarium Database
Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5833168
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Ano-47103
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14667220
Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:72771-1
GRIN Nomen Number: 13688

International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 72771-1
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 606601