Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Anisodontea C.Presl [620]

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accepted: Accepted

Family: Malvaceae

family_ja: アオイ

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description_en: Genus of 19 species of woody-based perennials and shrubs from a variety of habitats in South Africa. The evergreen, alternate, usually toothed leaves vary from linear to elliptic or ovate and are sometimes lobed or 3-palmate. They are grown for their shallowly cup-shaped, 5-petalled flowers, borne singly or in racemes, corymbs, or cymes from spring to autumn. In frost-prone areas, grow in a cool greenhouse, standing plants outside or bedding them out in summer. In frost-free areas, grow in a border.

hardiness_en: Half hardy; A. capensis and A. x hypomadarum may withstand spells to -5°C (23°F) if wood is well-ripened.

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propagation_en: Sow seed at 13-18°C (55-64°F) in spring. Root semi-ripe cuttings with bottom heat in summer.

pests_en: Susceptible to red spider mites, whiteflies, and aphids.

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comment: S.Africa

comment_ja: アニソドンテア

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

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