Abelia spathulata var. sanguinea




Family Caprifoliaceae
Scientific name Abelia spathulata Siebold & Zuccarini var. sanguinea Makino
Synonyms (Synonyms of Abelia spathulata Siebold & Zuccarini var. sanguinea Makino)
Abelia curviflora Nakai; Abelia sanguinea (Makino) Makino
(Synonyms of Abelia spathulata Siebold & Zuccarini)
Abelia spathulata Siebold & Zuccarini forma duplex H. Ohba; Abelia spathulata Siebold & Zuccarini forma flavescens Honda; Abelia spathulata Siebold & Zuccarini forma lucida Makino; Abelia spathulata Siebold & Zuccarini var. elliptica Miquel; Abelia spathulata Siebold & Zuccarini var. micrantha Nakai; Linnaea spathulata (Siebold & Zuccarini) Graebner; Linnaea spathulata (Siebold & Zuccarini) Graebner var. elliptica (Miquel) Matsumura
Common name (Japanese common name) benibana-no-tsukubane-utsugi [red flower tsukubane utsugi (tsukubane = Japanese traditional toy ball which has some shuttlecocks, utsugi = a tree which has empty body]
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Central region)
(Other nations) none
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 1.5-2m. Leaves 2-5cm length. Flowers red corollas 2-2.7cm, flowering in May. Deciduous. Shrub.
Reference Abelia spathulata Siebold & Zucc.



May 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
May 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden