Common Names
Common Names in English:
Twin-Flowering Abelia
Description
Physical Description
Habit: Evergreen .
Flowers: Bloom Period: March. • Flower Color: near white, white
Size/Age/Growth
Size: 6-8' tall.
Biology
Growth
Culture: Space 6-8' apart.
Soil: Minimum pH: 5.6 • Maximum pH: 6.5
Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full sun to partial shade.
Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 6b, 7a, 7b, 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:
Cornidae
()
- Frohne & Jensen Ex Reveal, 1994
- Superorder:
Dipsacanae
()
- (Dumortier, 1829) Takhtajan, 1997
- Order:
Dipsacales
()
- Dumortier, 1829
- Family:
Caprifoliaceae
()
- A.l. De Jussieu, 1789
- Genus:
Abelia
()
- Specific epithet:
spathulata
- Siebold & Zucc.
- Botanical name: - Abelia spathulata
- Specific epithet:
spathulata
- Siebold & Zucc.
- Genus:
Abelia
(
- Family:
Caprifoliaceae
(
- Order:
Dipsacales
(
- Superorder:
Dipsacanae
(
- Subclass:
Cornidae
(
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
(
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
(
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
(
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
Similar Species
Members of the genus Abelia
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 127 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
A. adenotricha · A. aitchinsonii · A. angustifolia · A. anhwensis · A. aschersoniana · A. biflora (Abelia) · A. biflora f. minor · A. brachystemon · A. buchwaldii · A. buddleioides · A. buddleoides · A. cavaleriei · A. chinensis (Chinese Abelia) · A. chowii · A. coreana · A. coreana var. insularis · A. coriacea · A. corymbosa · A. curviflora · A. davidii · A. deutziaefolia · A. dielsii · A. 'Edward Goucher' · A. engleriana (Abelia) · A. engleriana 'Vedrariensis' · A. fargesii · A. floribunda (Mexican Abelia) · A. goucheri · A. gracilenta · A. graebnerana · A. graebneriana (Abelia) · A. grandiflora (Glossy Abelia) · A. grandifolia · A. gymnocarpa · A. hanceana · A. hersii · A. hirsuta · A. insularis · A. integrifolia · A. ionandra · A. ionostachya · A. koehneana · A. 'Lavender Mist' · A. longituba · A. macrotera · A. mairei · A. mexicana · A. microphylla · A. mosanensis (Hardy Abelia) · A. mosanensis Bridal Bouquet = 'Monia' · A. mosanensis 'Monia' (Bridal Bouquet® Abelia) · A. myrtilloides · A. occidentalis · A. onkocarpa · A. parvifolia · A. parvifolia 'Bumble Bee' (Abelia) · A. platyphylla · A. 'Plum Surprise' · A. 'Raspberry Profusion' · A. 'Rose Creek' · A. rupestris · A. rupestris var. grandiflora · A. sanguinea · A. 'Saxon Gold' · A. schischkinii · A. schumannii (Schumanns Abelia) · A. schumannii 'Saxon Gold' · A. serrata · A. serrata f. sanguinea · A. serrata var. buchwaldii · A. shikokiana · A. spathulata (Twin-Flowering Abelia) · A. spathulata f. colorata · A. spathulata var. sanguinea · A. speciosa · A. splendens · A. taihyonii · A. tereticalyx · A. tetrasepala · A. tomentosa · A. triflora (Abelia) · A. triflora var. parvifolia · A. tyaihyoni · A. umbellata · A. uniflora (Abelia) · A. verticillata · A. x grandiflora (Glossy Abelia) · A. × grandiflora 'Aurea' · A. x grandiflora 'Bobbie' · A. x grandiflora'Bobby' · A. x grandiflora 'Bronze Anniversary' · A. x grandiflora 'Canyon Creek' · A. x grandiflora 'Compacta' (Glossy Abelia) · A. x grandiflora 'Confetti' (Confetti Glossy Abelia) · A. × grandiflora Confetti = 'Conti' · A. × grandiflora 'Conti' · A. × grandiflora 'Copper Glow' · A. x grandiflora 'Dwarf' (Glossy Abelia) · A. x grandiflora 'Dwarf Purple' · A. x grandiflora 'Edward Goucher' (Edward Goucher Glossy Abelia)
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Further Reading
- Botanisk tidsskrift / utgivet af den Botaniske forening i København. København: H. Hagerups Forlag, ENG url p. 235.
- Bulletin of the Natural History Museum. Andover: Intercept. ENG url p. 31.
- Hamburger Garten- und Blumenzeitung. Hamburg: R. Kittler, 1852-1890. GER url p. 273.
- Just's botanischer jahresbericht. Systematisch geordnetes repertorium der botanischen literatur aller länder. Berlin, Gebr. Borntraeger, 1874-98; GER url p. 28, p. 316, p. 472, p. 572.
Notes
Contributors
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 12, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 12, 2007:
- Herbarium of the University of Aarhus, The AAU Herbarium Database
- National Institute of Genetics, ROIS, Herbarium Specimens of Museum of Nature and Human Activities, Hyogo Pref., Japan
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5819858
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 15330498
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:148226-1
- International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 148226-1
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 713503
