Abelia corymbosa

Abelia corymbosa
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Genus: Abelia
Species: A. corymbosa
Binomial name
Abelia corymbosa
Regel & Schmalh.

Abelia corymbosa (syn. Zabelia corymbosa) is a species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae. It is native to Central Asia, where it occurs in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan.[1]

This is a shrub growing up to 3 to 4 meters tall. The dull green, oval-shaped leaves vary in size. Tubular flowers grow in pairs in the leaf axils. The flowers are 1 to 2 centimeters long and are a pink-tinged white in color.[2]

This species was described by Eduard August von Regel and Johannes Theodor Schmalhausen in 1878.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Participants of the FFI/IUCN SSC Central Asian regional tree Red Listing workshop, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (11-13 July 2006). 2007. Zabelia corymbosa. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. Downloaded on 26 March 2015.
  2. Abelia corymbosa. Ornamental Plants from Russia. eFloras.org