Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Pavonia [1200]

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Family: Malvaceae

family_ja: アオイ

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description_en: Genus of about 150 species of evergreen perennials, subshrubs, and shrubs, often occurring on sandy soils in tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, the Pacific islands, and North and South America. They are grown for their brightly coloured flowers, solitary, axillary, or borne in terminal, spherical clusters or panicles, mainly in summer. Petals are spreading, or form a tube surrounded by a bell- or cup-shaped calyx, with a whorl of hairy bracts beneath; the stamens and anthers are often protruding. Most have alternate, linear to broadly ovate or oblong, light to dark green leaves, each with a bract-like stipule at the base of the leaf-stalk. In subtropical and tropical gardens, grow among shrubs or in a border. In cooler areas, grow in a warm greenhouse.

hardiness_en: Frost tender.

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propagation_en: Sow seed at 19-24°C (66-75°F) in spring. Root semi-ripe cuttings with bottom heat in summer.

pests_en: Red spider mites and whiteflies may be troublesome.

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comment_ja: パボニア

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56

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