Bouvardia longiflora

Bouvardia longiflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Bouvardia
Species:	B. longiflora
Binomial name
	Bouvardia longiflora; (Cav.) Kunth
Synonyms
	Aeginetia longiflora Cav., 1801; Anotis longiflora (Cav.) Benth., 1839.; Houstonia longiflora (Cav.) A.Gray, 1860.; Bouvardia longiflora var. latifolia M.Martens & Galeotti, 1844.; Bouvardia humboldtii Hend. & Andr.Hend., 1861.; Bouvardia carmea B.S.Williams, 1869.; Bouvardia delicata B.S.Williams, 1869.; Bouvardia jasminoides Hend. & Andr.Hend., 1870.; Bouvardia jasminoides compacta Hend. & Andr.Hend., 1870.

Bouvardia longiflora, commonly known as the scented bouvardia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is first described by Spanish botanist Antonio José Cavanilles in 1801 from a specimen in the collection of Luis Née. The holotype specimen is from a location between Querétaro and Guanajuato.^[1]

The most commonly cultivated member of the genus, it is grown for its scent. It grows in sheltered spots in the garden with good drainage.^[2] The scent is most prominent in the evenings. They can withstand a winter minimum of 50 F.^[3]

References

^ Blackwell, Will H. Jr. (1968). "Revision of Bouvardia (Rubiaceae)". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 55 (1): 1–30 [17–18]. doi:10.2307/2394817. JSTOR 2394817.
^ Forsythe, Holly Kerr (2007). The Constant Gardener. The Miegunyah Press. p. 339. ISBN 978-0-522-85432-9.
^ Loewer, H. Peter (1999). Fragrant Gardens: How to Select and Make the Most of Scented Flowers and Leaves. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-395-88492-8.

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[1] Blackwell, Will H. Jr. (1968). "Revision of Bouvardia (Rubiaceae)". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 55 (1): 1–30 [17–18]. doi:10.2307/2394817. JSTOR 2394817.

[2] Forsythe, Holly Kerr (2007). The Constant Gardener. The Miegunyah Press. p. 339. ISBN 978-0-522-85432-9.

[3] Loewer, H. Peter (1999). Fragrant Gardens: How to Select and Make the Most of Scented Flowers and Leaves. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-395-88492-8.

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