Agapetes
Sign in to saveAgapetes (Gk. ἀγαπητός (agapetos) = 'beloved') is a semi-climbing shrub genus native to the Himalayas, grown as an ornamental for its attractive pendulous bunches of red tubular flowers blooming over a long period. It is mostly grown in climates from cool temperate to sub-tropical. Propagation is from cuttings. As of 2018, The Plant List listed 245 species names published in Agapetes, of which 147 were accepted.
Species
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 262
- With media
- 87
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Collections
- CAS, A, RSA, MO, MICH
- Recorded in
- China, Papua New Guinea, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, New Caledonia, Myanmar, India
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Encyclopedic overview
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Agapetes (Gk. ἀγαπητός (agapetos) = 'beloved') is a semi-climbing shrub genus native to the Himalayas, grown as an ornamental for its attractive pendulous bunches of red tubular flowers blooming over a long period. It is mostly grown in climates from cool temperate to sub-tropical. Propagation is from cuttings. As of 2018, The Plant List listed 245 species names published in Agapetes, of which 147 were accepted.
==Taxonomy== It was validly published by George Don in 1834 based on previous work by David Don. The lectotype species Agapetes setigera was designated in 1871.
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