Zabelia corymbosa
Zabelia corymbosa (synonym Abelia corymbosa) is a species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae.[2] It is native to Central Asia, where it occurs in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan.[1]
| Zabelia corymbosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Dipsacales |
| Family: | Caprifoliaceae |
| Genus: | Zabelia |
| Species: | Z. corymbosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Zabelia corymbosa (Regel & Schmalh.) Makino[2] | |
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This is a shrub growing up to 3 to 4 meters tall. The dull green, oval-shaped leaves vary in size. Tubular flowers grow in pairs in the leaf axils. The flowers are 1 to 2 centimeters long and are a pink-tinged white in color.[3]
This species was described (as Abelia corymbosa) by Eduard August von Regel and Johannes Theodor Schmalhausen in 1878, and transferred to Zabelia by Tomitaro Makino in 1948.[2][4]
References
- Participants of the FFI/IUCN SSC Central Asian regional tree Red Listing workshop, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (11-13 July 2006). 2007. Zabelia corymbosa. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. Downloaded on 26 March 2015.
- "Zabelia corymbosa (Regel & Schmalh.) Makino". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- Shulkina, Tatyana. "Abelia corymbosa". Ornamental Plants from Russia and Adjacent States of the Former Soviet Union – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- "Plant Name Details for Zabelia corymbosa (Regel & Schmalh.) Makino". The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
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