Dipelta floribunda

Dipelta floribunda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Genus: Dipelta
Species:
D. floribunda
Binomial name
Dipelta floribunda
Maxim. (1877)[2]
Varieties[2]
  • Dipelta floribunda var. dunniana (H.Lév.) Landrein
  • Dipelta floribunda var. floribunda
  • Dipelta floribunda var. wenxianensis (Yi F.Wang & Y.S.Lian) Landrein
Synonyms[2]

Linnaea dipelta Christenh. (2013)

Dipelta floribunda, synonym Linnaea dipelta, is a species of deciduous shrub in the family Caprifoliaceae. It is native to central and east-central China.[2][3] In late spring and early summer it produces masses of white trumpet-shaped flowers with orange throats.[4]

Three varieties are accepted.[2]

  • Dipelta floribunda var. dunniana (H.Lév.) Landrein
  • Dipelta floribunda var. floribunda
  • Dipelta floribunda var. wenxianensis (Yi F.Wang & Y.S.Lian) Landrein

In cultivation it prefers alkaline soils with full sun or partial shade. It has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Yu, S.-X.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2019). "Dipelta floribunda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T43270910A152838387. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T43270910A152838387.en. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Dipelta floribunda Maxim". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "Dipelta floribunda". Tropicos. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
  4. 1 2 "Dipelta floribunda". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
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