Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Eremophila R. Br. [932]

genus_ja:

genus_en: Emu bush

# spp.: 246

pub_year: 1810

accepted: Accepted

Family: Scrophulariaceae

family_ja: ゴマノハグサ

Infra familial classification:

distribution_en: Australia, New Zealand

description_en: Genus of about 180 species of evergreen perennials, shrubs, and trees occurring on open slopes and in scrub and light woodland in Australia. They are grown for their tubular-based, 2-lipped flowers, produced singly from the uppermost leaf axils, giving the appearance of leafy racemes in some species. Leaves are simple, entire, and linear to rounded, and may be alternate or opposite, or occasionally whorled. In frost-prone areas, grow in a temperate or cool greenhouse. In warmer, drier areas, plant in a courtyard garden, in a border, or at the base of a warm, sunny wall.

hardiness_en: Half hardy to frost tender. E. glabra and E. maculata may survive short periods at about 0°C (32°F) if they are kept fairly dry.

cultivation_en:

propagation_en: Sow seed at 13-16°C (55-61°F) in spring, first soaking for several days; germination may take 2 weeks to 2 years or more. Root semi-ripe cuttings in a shaded cold frame in summer.

pests_en: Scale insects may be a problem under glass.

description_ja:

comment: Australia

comment_ja: エレモフィラ

type_species:

Phylogenetic definition:

Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2023-09-13 22:51 by hkokubun@mac.com

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