Details of genus: Darwinia Rudge. [2050]
genus_ja:
genus_en:
# spp.:
pub_year:
accepted: Accepted
Family: Myrtaceae
family_ja: フトモモ
Infra familial classification:
distribution_en:
description_en: Genus of at least 60 species of evergreen, heather-like shrubs found on heaths, on sandy plains, and in scrub in Australia. They are grown for their dense, terminal heads of tiny, petalless flowers, enclosed by sometimes large, petal-like, colourful bracts. The crowded, opposite, linear to rounded leaves are small and sometimes aromatic. In frost-prone areas, grow in a cool greenhouse. In warmer areas, plant at the base of a wall or in a border.
hardiness_en: Frost tender.
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Sow seed at not less than 16°C (61°F) in spring. Root semi-ripe cuttings in summer, with bottom heat. Layer in spring.
pests_en: Scale insects may be a problem.
description_ja:
comment: Australia
comment_ja: ダーウィニア
type_species:
Phylogenetic definition:
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 | Myrtaceae | フトモモ科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Myrtaceae | フトモモ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Myrtaceae | フトモモ科 | Show |