Agapetes serpens
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Agapetes |
| Species: | A. serpens
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| Binomial name | |
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Pentapterygium serpens (Wight) Klotzsch | |
Agapetes serpens is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae, that is native to the Himalayas. Growing to 40–60 cm (16–24 in) tall, this semi-climbing shrub is cultivated as an ornamental for its shiny evergreen leaves and branches of attractive pendulous tubular red flowers, blooming over a long period. It is grown in climates from warm temperate to sub-tropical, but does not survive prolonged freezing (RHS hardiness rating H2). It requires a sheltered position in acid or neutral soil.[2]
The Latin specific epithet serpens means "snake-like".[3]
This plant has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]
Taxonomy[edit]
It was first described in 1847 as Vaccinium serpens by Robert Wight.[1][4] In 1851 Johann Klotzch redescribed it as Pentapterygium serpens (a name which is not accepted).[1][5] In 1939 Hermann Sleumer transferred it to the genus, Agapetes, to give the species its currently accepted name of Agapetes serpens.[1][6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Agapetes serpens (Wight) Sleumer | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ a b "Agapetes serpens". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.
- ^ Wight, R. (1847). "Notes on Indian Botany". Calcutta journal of natural history, and miscellany of the arts and sciences in India. 8: 171.
- ^ Klotzsch, J.F. (1851). "XXIII. Pentapterygium*) Kl". Linnaea. 24: 47.
- ^ Sleumer, H.O. (1939). "Agapetes serpens". Botanische Jahrbücher fur Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie. 70: 105.
- Ellison, Don (1999) Cultivated Plants of the World. London: New Holland (1st ed.: Brisbane: Flora Publications International, 1995).
- Encyclopedia of Life entry
- GBIF entry
External links[edit]
Data related to Agapetes serpens at Wikispecies
Media related to Agapetes serpens at Wikimedia Commons- Agapetes serpens: Images & occurrence data at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility
