Coleonema pulchellum
| Coleonema pulchellum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Coleonema |
| Species: | C. pulchellum |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleonema pulchellum I.Williams[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Coleonema pulchellum, commonly known as confetti bush, buchu, diosma or breath of heaven, is a shrub which is endemic to South Africa.[2][3] It grows to between 0.8 and 1 metre high. Single pink flowers to about 8 mm in diameter appear between May and October in the species native range.[2]
The species was formally described in 1981 in the Journal of South African Botany.[4] Prior to this, plants in cultivation had been erroneously identified as Coleonema pulchrum.[3]
The species is naturalised in Victoria, Australia.[4]
Cultivars
- 'Compactum' ('Nanum') - dwarf pink flowering form growing to 1m
- 'Rubrum' ('Red Form') - red flowing form
- 'Sunset Gold' - dwarf form with golden foliage to 75cm high [3]
References
- ↑ "Coleonema pulchellum I.Williams". The Plant List; Version 1. (published on the internet). 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Coleonema pulchellum". PlantZAfrica.com. South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Diosma". Burke's Backyard. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Coleonema pulchellum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
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