Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

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Details of genus: Prinsepia Royle [2623]

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# spp.: 4

pub_year: 1835

accepted: Accepted

Family: Rosaceae

family_ja: バラ

Infra familial classification: Subfamily Amygdaloideae: Tribe Exochordeae

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Kew Gardens (2017) Plants of the world online (POWO). Accessed on 18 Jan 2024Scientific name & others Show this data_source

distribution_en: Himalaya to S. Russian Far East and Temp. E. Asia

description_en: Genus of 4 species of arching, spiny, deciduous shrubs found in woodland and thickets in the Himalayas and China. They are cultivated for their linear to elliptic or oblong-1ance-shaped leaves, which are rich green on opening, later glossy or dull dark green. They are also valued for their fragrant, cup-shaped, white to yellow flowers, and for their cherry-like, spherical or ovoid, purple or red fruits. Grow in a shrub border, against a wall, or as a hedge; the leaves appear early, and are an excellent foil for other early flowering shrubs.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy.

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propagation_en: Sow seed in containers in an open frame in autumn. Take greenwood cuttings in early summer.

pests_en: Trouble free.

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Update Information: Created: 2010-06-04 18:58; Updated: 2024-01-18 16:41 by hkokubun@mac.com

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SystemAccepted?Scientific nameJapanese nameInfra-familial classification# species
PB2 Rosaceae バラ科 Subfamily Amygdaloideae Show
PB3 Rosaceae バラ科 Subfamily Amygdaloideae Show
APG4 Accepted Rosaceae バラ科 Subfamily Amygdaloideae: Tribe Exochordeae 4 Show

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