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Details of genus: Edgeworthia Meisn. [648]
genus_ja: ミツマタ
genus_en: Paper bush
# spp.: 5
pub_year: 1841
accepted: Accepted
Family: Thymelaeaceae
family_ja: ジンチョウゲ
Infra familial classification:
Citation:| data_source | Kind of information | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kew Gardens (2017) Plants of the world online (POWO). Accessed on 22 Aug 2023 | Scientific name & others | Show this data_source |
distribution_en: Himalaya to S. China
description_en: Genus of 3 species of deciduous or ever-green shrubs with papery bark, found in woodland in the Himalayas and China. The alternate, simple, narrowly oblong or lance-shaped to ovate or oblong, entire, tough, usually hairy leaves are clustered at the branch tips. The only widely cultivated species, E. chrysantha. is valued for its tubular flowers, each with 4 spreading lobes. In frost-prone areas, grow against a warm wall or in a cool greenhouse; elsewhere, grow in a shrub border or woodland garden.
hardiness_en: Frost hardy to frost tender. Severe frost may damage the flowers.
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Sow seed in containers in a cold frame in autumn. Insert semi-ripe cuttings in summer.
pests_en: Trouble free.
description_ja:
comment: China
comment_ja: ミツマタ
type_species:
Phylogenetic definition:
Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2023-08-22 10:47 by hkokubun@mac.com
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| PB2 | Thymelaeaceae | ジンチョウゲ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Thymelaeaceae | ジンチョウゲ科 | Show | |||
| APG4 | Accepted | Thymelaeaceae | ジンチョウゲ科 | 5 | Show |