Enkianthus

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Enkianthus
Enkianthus perulatus3.jpg
Enkianthus perulatus
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Subfamily: Enkianthoideae
Kron & al.
Genus: Enkianthus
Lour.
Species

12-15, see text

Enkianthus is a genus of shrubs or small trees in the heath family (Ericaceae).[1] Its native range is in Asia, as far west as the eastern Himalayas, as far south as Indochina, and as far north and east as China and Japan.[1]

This genus is considered cladistically the most basal member of the Ericaceae, that is, the descendant of the common ancestor of that Ericaceae that branched earliest from the rest of that family. It is classified as the sole member of the subfamily Enkianthoideae.

Species[]

Twelve to 15 species are included in the genus by various authors.[2] Species include:[1][3]

Image Name Common name Distribution
Enkianthus campanulatus 4.JPG Enkianthus campanulatus (Miq.) G. Nicholson redvein enkianthus Japan
Enkianthus cernuus f. rubens 1.JPG Enkianthus cernuus (Sieb. & Zucc.) Benth. & Hook. f. ex Makino Japan
Enkianthus chinensis.jpg Franch. China
Enkianthus deflexus stem.jpg (Griff.) C.K.Schneid. China, Himalaya, Nepal
() Ohwi
Craib
E.H.Wilson China
Enkianthus perulatus3.jpg Enkianthus perulatus C.K.Schneid. China, Japan
Enkianthus quinqueflorus in Hong Kong.jpg Lour. China
Craib
Dop Vietnam
Enkianthus sikokianus 1.JPG () Ohwi
Enkianthus subsessilis 1.JPG (Miq.) Makino
& W.P.Fang China
(E.H.Wilson) C.K.Schneid. China
Taiwan
Craib

Cultivation[]

Several species are found in cultivation, notably E. campanulatus, E. cernuus and E. perulatus. E. cernuus f. rubens (drooping red enkianthus) has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[4][5]



References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Enkianthus Loureiro". Flora of China.
  2. ^ Sarwar, A. and H. Takahashi (2006). Pollen morphology of Enkianthus (Ericaceae) and its taxonomic significance. Grana 45 161-74.
  3. ^ Enkianthus. BioLib.cz.
  4. ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Enkianthus cernuus f. rubens". Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  5. ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 35. Retrieved 24 January 2018.


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