Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

ID: 649

Genus ja:

Genus en:

# spp.: N/A (from genus_families table) | 3 (from names table)

Accepted: Accepted

Family: Acanthaceae

Family ja: キツネノマゴ

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Distribution en:

Description en: Genus of about 100 species of annuals, evergreen perennials, including many twining climbers, and some shrubs, from tropical and southern Africa, Madagascar, and warm to tropical Asia. They occur on forest floors or in rocky areas, or climb through forest trees or shrubs. They are grown for their often showy, salverform to trumpet-shaped, blue, yellow, orange, red, or white flowers, each with 5 usually spreading lobes, borne singly from the leaf axils or in terminal racemes, mainly in summer. The opposite, elliptic or ovate to almost rounded leaves are sometimes lobed or toothed. In frost-prone areas, grow in a temperate or warm greenhouse; T. alata, T. gregorii, and their cultivars may be grown outdoors as annuals in a sheltered site. In warmer areas, grow shrubs and perennials in a border; the climbers are suitable for training over an arch, pergola, or tree.

Hardiness en: Half hardy to frost tender.

Cultivation en:

Propagation en: Sow seed at 16-18°C (61-64°F) in spring. Insert greenwood cuttings in early summer, or semi-ripe cuttings in mid- or late summer, both with bottom heat. Layer in spring.

Pests en: Red spider mites, whiteflies, and scale insects may be a problem under glass.

Description ja:

Comment: OW trop.

Comment ja: ヤハズカズラ

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Update information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2026-03-03 21:57