Details of genus: Nematanthus [1625]
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Family: Gesneriaceae
family_ja: イワタバコ
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description_en: Genus of about 30 species of scandent or trailing, evergreen, usually epiphytic subshrubs, often becoming woody at the bases, from tropical rainforest in South America. They have opposite, some-times whorled, elliptic to obovate, entire to toothed, fleshy leaves. The colourful flowers, borne singly or in clustered cymes in the leaf axils, are tubular and pouched. In frost-prone areas, grow in a warm greenhouse or as houseplants. Elsewhere, grow epiphytically on trees or shrubs, or underplant among them.
hardiness_en: Frost tender.
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Take stem-tip cuttings in spring.
pests_en: Aphids may infest new growth, including calyces and flowers.
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comment_ja: ネマタンツス
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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Gesneriaceae | イワタバコ科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Gesneriaceae | イワタバコ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Gesneriaceae | イワタバコ科 | Show |