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{{short description|Genus of flowering plants}}
[[File:Abelia chinensis RJB1.jpg|thumb|''Abelia chinensis'']]
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|image_caption = ''[[Abelia chinensis]]''
|taxon = Abelia
|authority = [[R.Br.]] (1818)
|subdivision_ranks = Species
|subdivision =
*''[[Abelia chinensis]]'' {{small|R.Br.}}
*''[[Abelia forrestii]]'' {{small|(Diels) W.W.Sm.}}
*''[[Abelia macrotera]]'' {{small|(Graebn. & Buchw.) Rehder}}
*''[[Abelia parvifolia]]'' {{small|Hemsl.}}
*''[[Abelia schumannii]]'' {{small|(Graebn.) Rehder}}
*''[[Abelia uniflora]]'' {{small|R.Br.}}
|subdivision_ref = <ref name = powo>[https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30049036-2 ''Abelia'' R.Br.] ''[[Plants of the World Online]]''. Retrieved 25 April 2024.</ref>
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'''''Abelia''''' {{IPAc-en|ə|ˈ|b|iː|l|i|ə}}<ref>{{cite book|title=Sunset Western Garden Book|year=1995|pages=606–607}}</ref> is a genus of flowering plants in the honeysuckle [[family (biology)|family]], [[Caprifoliaceae]]. The genus currently includes six species native to China, Taiwan, and Vietnam.<ref name = powo/>


The [[genus]] previously contained about 30 species and [[Hybrid (biology)|hybrids]]. [[Molecular phylogenetics|Molecular phylogenetic]] studies showed that the genus was not [[Monophyly|monophyletic]].<ref name=Chri13/><ref name = Wang/> ''Abelia'' section ''Zabelia'' was raised to the genus ''[[Zabelia]]'',<ref name=Chri13/> and the majority of ''Abelia'' species have been transferred to other genera, including ''[[Diabelia]]'', ''[[Lonicera]]'', and ''[[Vesalea]]''.<ref name = powo/><ref name=Wang/>
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{{short description|Genus of flowering plants in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae}}
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'''''Abelia''''' {{IPAc-en|ə|ˈ|b|iː|l|i|ə}}<ref>{{cite book|title=Sunset Western Garden Book|year=1995|pages=606–607}}</ref> is a previously recognized [[genus]] that contained about 30 [[species]] and [[Hybrid (biology)|hybrids]], placed in the honeysuckle [[family (biology)|family]], [[Caprifoliaceae]]. [[Molecular phylogenetics|Molecular phylogenetic]] studies showed that the genus was not [[Monophyly|monophyletic]], and in 2013, [[Maarten J. M. Christenhusz|Maarten Christenhusz]] proposed the merger of ''Abelia'' (excluding section ''Zabelia'') into ''[[Linnaea]]'', along with some other genera. ''Abelia'' section ''Zabelia'' was raised to the genus ''[[Zabelia]]''.<ref name=Chri13/>


==Description==
==Description==
Species formerly placed in ''Abelia'' are [[shrub]]s from 1–6 m tall, native to eastern [[Asia]] ([[Japan]] west to the [[Himalaya]]) and southern [[North America]] ([[Mexico]]); the species from warm climates are [[evergreen]], and colder climate species [[deciduous]]. The [[leaf|leaves]] are opposite or in whorls of three, ovate, glossy, dark green, 1.5–8&nbsp;cm long, turning purplish-bronze to red in autumn in the deciduous species. The [[flower]]s appear in the upper leaf axils and stem ends, 1-8 together in a short [[Cyme (botany)|cyme]]; they are pendulous, white to pink, bell-shaped with a five-lobed corolla, 1–5&nbsp;cm long, and usually scented. Flowering continues over a long and continuous period from late spring to fall.
Species of ''Abelia'' are [[shrub]]s from 1–6 m tall. Species from warm climates are [[evergreen]], and colder climate species [[deciduous]]. The [[leaf|leaves]] are opposite or in whorls of three, ovate, glossy, dark green, 1.5–8&nbsp;cm long, turning purplish-bronze to red in autumn in the deciduous species. The [[flower]]s appear in the upper leaf axils and stem ends, 1-8 together in a short [[Cyme (botany)|cyme]]; they are pendulous, white to pink, bell-shaped with a five-lobed corolla, 1–5&nbsp;cm long, and usually scented. Flowering continues over a long and continuous period from late spring to fall.


Some of these species are cultivated as ornamental garden plants, and may still be described as ''Abelia'' in horticultural listings. A notable example is the hybrid ''Abelia'' × ''grandiflora'' (now [[Linnaea × grandiflora|''Linnaea'' × ''grandiflora'']]).
Some of these species are cultivated as ornamental garden plants, and may still be described as ''Abelia'' in horticultural listings. A notable example is the hybrid ''[[Abelia × grandiflora]]''.


==Taxonomy==
==Taxonomy==
The generic name commemorates [[Clarke Abel]], a keen naturalist who accompanied [[William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst#Ambassador extraordinary to China|Lord Amherst's unsuccessful embassy to China]] in 1816 as a surgeon, under the sponsorship of [[Sir Joseph Banks]]. All of Abel's seeds and plants were lost in a shipwreck on the homeward voyage, however; living plants of ''Abelia chinensis'' (now ''[[Linnaea chinensis]]'') were first imported to England in 1844 by [[Robert Fortune]].<ref>Alice M. Coats, ''Garden Shrubs and Their Histories'' (1964), 1992, ''s.v.'' "Abelia".</ref>
The generic name commemorates [[Clarke Abel]], a keen naturalist who accompanied [[William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst#Ambassador extraordinary to China|Lord Amherst's unsuccessful embassy to China]] in 1816 as a surgeon, under the sponsorship of [[Sir Joseph Banks]]. All of Abel's seeds and plants were lost in a shipwreck on the homeward voyage, however; living plants of ''Abelia chinensis'' were first imported to England in 1844 by [[Robert Fortune]].<ref>Alice M. Coats, ''Garden Shrubs and Their Histories'' (1964), 1992, ''s.v.'' "Abelia".</ref>

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Some species placed in ''Abelia'' were transferred to ''[[Linnaea]]'' at various times from 1872 onwards, but these transfers were not accepted by most botanists. [[Molecular phylogenetics|Molecular phylogenetic]] studies showed that a number of genera traditionally placed in the tribe Linnaeeae were closely related, but that ''Abelia'' was not monophyletic, even with ''Abelia'' section ''Zabelia'' split off as a separate genus ''[[Zabelia]]''. In 2013, [[Maarten J. M. Christenhusz|Maarten Christenhusz]] proposed that ''Abelia'' and related genera be merged into ''Linnaea''.<ref name=Chri13/> This proposal has been adopted by recent sources, including the [[Plants of the World Online]].<ref name=POWO_Linnaea/><ref name=iNat/>

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==Allergenicity==

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''Abelia'' has an [[OPALS (Ogren Plant Allergy Scale)|OPALS allergy scale]] rating of 5, indicating moderate potential to cause allergic reactions, exacerbated by over-use of the same plant throughout a garden.<ref name = "Ogren">{{cite book |last=Ogren |first=Thomas Leo |title=Allergy-Free Gardening |date=2000 |publisher=Ten Speed Press |location=Berkeley, California |isbn=1580081665 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/allergyfreegarde00thom }}</ref> People allergic to [[honeysuckle]] may experience cross-reactive allergic reactions with ''Abelia''.<ref name="Ogren"/>

==Symbolism==
The Abelia is symbolic for equality in some parts of [[Mexico]]



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Some species placed in ''Abelia'' were transferred to ''[[Linnaea]]'' at various times from 1872 onwards, but these transfers were not accepted by most botanists. [[Molecular phylogenetics|Molecular phylogenetic]] studies showed that a number of genera traditionally placed in the tribe Linnaeeae were closely related, but that ''Abelia'' was not monophyletic, even with ''Abelia'' section ''Zabelia'' split off as a separate genus ''[[Zabelia]]''. In 2013, [[Maarten J. M. Christenhusz|Maarten Christenhusz]] proposed that ''Abelia'' and related genera be merged into ''Linnaea''.<ref name=Chri13/> In 2015 Wang, Landrein, ''et al.'' also found that ''Abelia'' was polyphyletic, and that ''Zabelia'' was more closely related to ''[[Morina]]'' than to the rest of the subfamily [[Linnaeoideae]]. They organized the Linnaeoideae into six monophyletic genera by recognizing ''[[Dipelta]]'', ''[[Kolkwitzia]]'', and ''Linnaea'' as distinct genera, placing the former Mexican species of ''Abelia'' in the revived genus ''[[Vesalea]]'', creating the new genus ''[[Diabelia]]'', and leaving six Asian species in ''Abelia''.<ref name = Wang>Wang H-F, Landrein S, Dong W-P, Nie Z-L, Kondo K, Funamoto T, et al. (2015) Molecular Phylogeny and Biogeographic Diversification of Linnaeoideae (Caprifoliaceae s. l.) Disjunctly Distributed in Eurasia, North America and Mexico. PLoS ONE 10(3): e0116485. doi:10.1371/journal. pone.0116485</ref> [[Plants of the World Online]] accepts the circumscription of Wang, Landrein, ''et al.''.<ref name = powo/>


==Species==
Six species are accepted.<ref name = powo/>
*''[[Abelia chinensis]]'' {{small|R.Br.}}
*''[[Abelia forrestii]]'' {{small|(Diels) W.W.Sm.}}
*''[[Abelia × grandiflora]]'' {{small|(Rovelli ex André) Rehder}} (artificial hybrid of ''A. chinensis'' × ''A. uniflora'')
*''[[Abelia macrotera]]'' {{small|(Graebn. & Buchw.) Rehder}}
*''[[Abelia parvifolia]]'' {{small|Hemsl.}}
*''[[Abelia schumannii]]'' {{small|(Graebn.) Rehder}}
*''[[Abelia uniflora]]'' {{small|R.Br.}}


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===Former species and synonyms===
===Former species and synonyms===
Species and synonyms previously placed in ''Abelia'' but now placed in other genera include:<ref name=POWO_Abelia/>
Species and synonyms previously placed in ''Abelia'' but now placed in other genera include:<ref name=powo/>
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*''Abelia adenotricha'' = ''[[Lonicera elisae]]''
*''Abelia adenotricha'' = ''[[Lonicera elisae]]''
*''Abelia aitchinsonii'' = unplaced
*''Abelia angustifolia'' = ''[[Zabelia angustifolia]]''
*''Abelia angustifolia'' = ''[[Zabelia angustifolia]]''
*''Abelia anhweiensis'' = ''[[Zabelia dielsii]]''
*''Abelia anhweiensis'' = ''[[Zabelia dielsii]]''
*''Abelia aschersoniana'' = ''[[Linnaea chinensis]]''
*''Abelia biflora'' = ''[[Zabelia biflora]]''
*''Abelia biflora'' = ''[[Zabelia biflora]]''
*''Abelia brachystemon'' = ''[[Zabelia brachystemon]]''
*''Abelia brachystemon'' = ''[[Zabelia brachystemon]]''
*''Abelia buchwaldii'' = ''[[Linnaea serrata]]''
*''Abelia buchwaldii'' = [[Diabelia serrata|''Diabelia serrata'' f. ''buchwaldii'']]
*''Abelia buddleioides'' = ''[[Zabelia buddleioides]]''
*''Abelia buddleioides'' = ''[[Zabelia buddleioides]]''
*''Abelia cavaleriei'' = ''[[Linnaea chinensis]]''
*''Abelia chinensis'' = ''[[Linnaea chinensis]]''
*''Abelia chowii'' = unplaced
*''Abelia coreana'' = ''[[Zabelia dielsii]]''
*''Abelia coreana'' = ''[[Zabelia dielsii]]''
*''Abelia coriacea'' = ''[[Linnaea coriacea]]''
*''Abelia coriacea'' = ''[[Vesalea coriacea]]''
*''Abelia corymbosa'' = ''[[Zabelia corymbosa]]''
*''Abelia corymbosa'' = ''[[Zabelia corymbosa]]''
*''Abelia curviflora'' = ''[[Linnaea spathulata]]''
*''Abelia curviflora'' = ''[[Diabelia sanguinea]]''
*''Abelia davidii'' = ''[[Zabelia biflora]]''
*''Abelia davidii'' = ''[[Zabelia biflora]]''
*''Abelia deutziifolia'' = ''[[Linnaea engleriana]]''
*''Abelia dielsii'' = ''[[Zabelia dielsii]]''
*''Abelia dielsii'' = ''[[Zabelia dielsii]]''
*''Abelia engleriana'' = ''[[Linnaea engleriana]]''
*''Abelia floribunda'' = ''[[Vesalea floribunda]]''
*''Abelia fargesii'' = unplaced
*''Abelia grandifolia'' = ''[[Vesalea grandifolia]]''
*''Abelia floribunda'' = ''[[Linnaea floribunda]]''
*''Abelia gymnocarpa'' = [[Diabelia serrata|''Diabelia serrata'' f. ''gymnocarpa'']]
*''Abelia gracilenta'' = ''[[Linnaea forrestii]]''
*''Abelia graebneriana'' = ''[[Linnaea engleriana]]''
*''Abelia'' × ''grandiflora = [[Linnaea × grandiflora|''Linnaea'' × ''grandiflora'']]
*''Abelia grandifolia'' = ''[[Linnaea grandifolia]]''
*''Abelia gymnocarpa'' = ''[[Linnaea serrata]]''
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*''Abelia hanceana'' = ''[[Linnaea chinensis]]''
*''Abelia hersii'' = ''[[Zabelia dielsii]]''
*''Abelia hersii'' = ''[[Zabelia dielsii]]''
*''Abelia hirsuta'' = ''[[Linnaea floribunda]]''
*''Abelia hirsuta'' = [[Vesalea floribunda|''Vesalea floribunda'' var. ''floribunda'']]
*''Abelia insularis'' = ''[[Zabelia biflora]]''
*''Abelia insularis'' = ''[[Zabelia biflora]]''
*''Abelia integrifolia'' = ''[[Zabelia integrifolia]]''
*''Abelia integrifolia'' = ''[[Zabelia integrifolia]]''
*''Abelia ionandra'' = ''[[Linnaea chinensis]]''
*''Abelia ionostachya'' = ''[[Diabelia ionostachya]]''
*''Abelia ionostachya'' = ''[[Linnaea spathulata]]''
*''Abelia mexicana'' = ''[[Vesalea mexicana]]''
*''Abelia koehneana'' = ''[[Linnaea engleriana]]''
*''Abelia mosanensis'' = ''[[Zabelia tyaihyoni]]''
*''Abelia lipoensis'' = ''[[Linnaea chinensis]]''
*''Abelia occidentalis'' = ''[[Vesalea occidentalis]]''
*''Abelia longituba'' = ''[[Linnaea parvifolia]]''
*''Abelia macrotera'' = ''[[Linnaea macrotera]]''
*''Abelia mairei'' = ''[[Linnaea parvifolia]]''
*''Abelia mexicana'' = ''[[Linnaea mexicana]]''
*''Abelia microphylla'' = ''[[Linnaea forrestii]]''
*''Abelia mosanensis'' = ''[[Zabelia tyaihyonii]]''
*''Abelia myrtilloides'' = ''[[Linnaea parvifolia]]''
*''Abelia occidentalis'' = ''[[Linnaea occidentalis]]''
*''Abelia onkocarpa'' = ''[[Zabelia onkocarpa]]''
*''Abelia onkocarpa'' = ''[[Zabelia onkocarpa]]''
*''Abelia parvifolia'' = ''[[Linnaea parvifolia]]''
*''Abelia sanguinea'' = ''[[Diabelia sanguinea]]''
*''Abelia rupestris'' = ''[[Linnaea chinensis]]''
*''Abelia serrata'' = ''[[Diabelia serrata]]''
*''Abelia sanguinea'' = ''[[Linnaea spathulata]]''
*''Abelia schischkinii'' = ''[[Linnaea parvifolia]]''
*''Abelia schumannii'' = ''[[Linnaea parvifolia]]''
*''Abelia serrata'' = ''[[Linnaea serrata]]''
*''Abelia shikokiana'' = ''[[Zabelia biflora]]''
*''Abelia shikokiana'' = ''[[Zabelia biflora]]''
*''Abelia spathulata'' = ''[[Linnaea spathulata]]''
*''Abelia spathulata'' = ''[[Diabelia spathulata]]''
*''Abelia speciosa'' = ''[[Linnaea floribunda]]''
*''Abelia speciosa'' = [[Vesalea floribunda|''Vesalea floribunda'' var. ''floribunda'']]
*''Abelia splendens'' = ''[[Lonicera fragrantissima]]''
*''Abelia splendens'' = [[Lonicera fragrantissima|''Lonicera fragrantissima'' subsp. ''fragrantissima'']]
*''Abelia tereticalyx'' = ''[[Linnaea parvifolia]]''
*''Abelia tetrasepala'' = [[Diabelia ionostachya|''Diabelia ionostachya'' var. ''tetrasepala'']]
*''Abelia tetrasepala'' = ''[[Linnaea tetrasepala]]''
*''Abelia tomentosa'' = [[Diabelia tomentosa|''Diabelia serrata'' f. ''tomentosa'']]
*''Abelia tomentosa'' = ''[[Linnaea serrata]]''
*''Abelia tyaihyonii'' = ''[[Zabelia tyaihyonii]]''
*''Abelia tyaihyonii'' = ''[[Zabelia tyaihyonii]]''
*''Abelia umbellata'' = ''[[Zabelia umbellata]]''
*''Abelia umbellata'' = ''[[Zabelia umbellata]]''
*''Abelia uniflora'' = ''[[Linnaea uniflora]]''
*''Abelia verticillata'' = ''[[Linnaea parvifolia]]''
*''Abelia zanderi'' = ''[[Zabelia dielsii]]''
*''Abelia zanderi'' = ''[[Zabelia dielsii]]''
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==Cultivation==
Several species of ''Abelia'' are in cultivation. Though not fully hardy, they are easy to grow in a sheltered, sunny position. The [[cultivar]] 'Edward Goucher' has gained the [[Royal Horticultural Society]]'s [[Award of Garden Merit]].<ref name = RHSPF>{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/95223/i-Abelia-i-Edward-Goucher/Details | title = ''Abelia'' 'Edward Goucher' | publisher = RHS | website = www.rhs.org | access-date = 6 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf | title = AGM Plants - Ornamental | date = July 2017 | page = 1 | publisher = Royal Horticultural Society | website = www.rhs.org | access-date = 6 August 2019}}</ref>

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==Allergenicity==
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''Abelia'' has an [[OPALS (Ogren Plant Allergy Scale)|OPALS allergy scale]] rating of 5 out of 10, indicating moderate potential to cause allergic reactions, exacerbated by over-use of the same plant throughout a garden.<ref name = "Ogren">{{cite book |last=Ogren |first=Thomas Leo |title=Allergy-Free Gardening |date=2000 |publisher=Ten Speed Press |location=Berkeley, California |isbn=1580081665 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/allergyfreegarde00thom }}</ref> People allergic to [[honeysuckle]] may experience cross-reactive allergic reactions with ''Abelia''.<ref name="Ogren"/>


==References and external links==
==References and external links==
{{Commons category|Abelia}}
{{Commons category|Abelia}}
{{Reflist|refs=
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name=Chri13>{{Citation |last1=Christenhusz |first1=Maarten J.M. |date=2013 |title=Twins are not alone: a recircumscription of Linnaea (Caprifoliaceae) |journal=Phytotaxa |volume=125 |issue=1 |pages=25–32 |doi=10.11646/phytotaxa.125.1.4 |citeseerx=10.1.1.397.846 }}</ref>
<ref name=Chri13>{{Citation |last1=Christenhusz |first1=Maarten J.M. |date=2013 |title=Twins are not alone: a recircumscription of Linnaea (Caprifoliaceae) |journal=Phytotaxa |volume=125 |issue=1 |pages=25–32 |doi=10.11646/phytotaxa.125.1.4 |citeseerx=10.1.1.397.846 |s2cid=86036432 }}</ref>

<ref name=POWO_Abelia>{{citation |title=''Abelia'' |work=Plants of the World Online |url=http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/?q=Abelia |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |accessdate=2018-01-23 }}</ref>

<ref name=POWO_Linnaea>{{citation |title=''Linnaea'' |work=Plants of the World Online |url=http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/?q=Linnaea |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |accessdate=2018-01-22 }}</ref>

<ref name=iNat>{{cite web |title=Beauty bush (''Linnaea amabilis'') |work=iNaturalist |publisher=California Academy of Sciences |url=https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/472975-Linnaea-amabilis |accessdate=2018-01-22}}</ref>
}}
}}


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Latest revision as of 21:09, 27 November 2024

Abelia
Abelia chinensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Subfamily: Linnaeoideae
Genus: Abelia
R.Br. (1818)
Species[1]

Abelia /əˈbiːliə/[2] is a genus of flowering plants in the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae. The genus currently includes six species native to China, Taiwan, and Vietnam.[1]

The genus previously contained about 30 species and hybrids. Molecular phylogenetic studies showed that the genus was not monophyletic.[3][4] Abelia section Zabelia was raised to the genus Zabelia,[3] and the majority of Abelia species have been transferred to other genera, including Diabelia, Lonicera, and Vesalea.[1][4]

Description

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Species of Abelia are shrubs from 1–6 m tall. Species from warm climates are evergreen, and colder climate species deciduous. The leaves are opposite or in whorls of three, ovate, glossy, dark green, 1.5–8 cm long, turning purplish-bronze to red in autumn in the deciduous species. The flowers appear in the upper leaf axils and stem ends, 1-8 together in a short cyme; they are pendulous, white to pink, bell-shaped with a five-lobed corolla, 1–5 cm long, and usually scented. Flowering continues over a long and continuous period from late spring to fall.

Some of these species are cultivated as ornamental garden plants, and may still be described as Abelia in horticultural listings. A notable example is the hybrid Abelia × grandiflora.

Taxonomy

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The generic name commemorates Clarke Abel, a keen naturalist who accompanied Lord Amherst's unsuccessful embassy to China in 1816 as a surgeon, under the sponsorship of Sir Joseph Banks. All of Abel's seeds and plants were lost in a shipwreck on the homeward voyage, however; living plants of Abelia chinensis were first imported to England in 1844 by Robert Fortune.[5]

Some species placed in Abelia were transferred to Linnaea at various times from 1872 onwards, but these transfers were not accepted by most botanists. Molecular phylogenetic studies showed that a number of genera traditionally placed in the tribe Linnaeeae were closely related, but that Abelia was not monophyletic, even with Abelia section Zabelia split off as a separate genus Zabelia. In 2013, Maarten Christenhusz proposed that Abelia and related genera be merged into Linnaea.[3] In 2015 Wang, Landrein, et al. also found that Abelia was polyphyletic, and that Zabelia was more closely related to Morina than to the rest of the subfamily Linnaeoideae. They organized the Linnaeoideae into six monophyletic genera by recognizing Dipelta, Kolkwitzia, and Linnaea as distinct genera, placing the former Mexican species of Abelia in the revived genus Vesalea, creating the new genus Diabelia, and leaving six Asian species in Abelia.[4] Plants of the World Online accepts the circumscription of Wang, Landrein, et al..[1]

Species

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Six species are accepted.[1]

Former species and synonyms

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Species and synonyms previously placed in Abelia but now placed in other genera include:[1]

Cultivation

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Several species of Abelia are in cultivation. Though not fully hardy, they are easy to grow in a sheltered, sunny position. The cultivar 'Edward Goucher' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[6][7]

Allergenicity

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Abelia has an OPALS allergy scale rating of 5 out of 10, indicating moderate potential to cause allergic reactions, exacerbated by over-use of the same plant throughout a garden.[8] People allergic to honeysuckle may experience cross-reactive allergic reactions with Abelia.[8]

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Abelia R.Br. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  2. ^ Sunset Western Garden Book. 1995. pp. 606–607.
  3. ^ a b c Christenhusz, Maarten J.M. (2013), "Twins are not alone: a recircumscription of Linnaea (Caprifoliaceae)", Phytotaxa, 125 (1): 25–32, CiteSeerX 10.1.1.397.846, doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.125.1.4, S2CID 86036432
  4. ^ a b c Wang H-F, Landrein S, Dong W-P, Nie Z-L, Kondo K, Funamoto T, et al. (2015) Molecular Phylogeny and Biogeographic Diversification of Linnaeoideae (Caprifoliaceae s. l.) Disjunctly Distributed in Eurasia, North America and Mexico. PLoS ONE 10(3): e0116485. doi:10.1371/journal. pone.0116485
  5. ^ Alice M. Coats, Garden Shrubs and Their Histories (1964), 1992, s.v. "Abelia".
  6. ^ "Abelia 'Edward Goucher'". www.rhs.org. RHS. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  7. ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 1. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  8. ^ a b Ogren, Thomas Leo (2000). Allergy-Free Gardening. Berkeley, California: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 1580081665.
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