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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 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 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>


Some species placed in ''Abelia'' were transferred to ''[[Linnaea]]'' at various times from 1872 onwards, but these 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/>
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/>


===Former species and synonyms===
===Former species and synonyms===

Revision as of 07:50, 23 January 2018

Abelia /əˈbiːliə/[1] is a formerly recognized genus that contained about 30 species and hybrids, placed in the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae. Molecular phylogenetic studies showed that the genus was not monophyletic, and in 2013, 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.[2]

Description

Species formerly placed in Abelia are shrubs 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 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.

Taxonomy

The generic name commemorates Clarke Abel, a keen naturalist who accompanied Lord Amherst's unsuccessful embassy to China in 1816 as 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.[3]

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.[2] This proposal has been adopted by recent sources, including the Plants of the World Online.[4][5]

Former species and synonyms

Species and synonyms previously placed in Abelia but now placed in other genera include:[6]

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  1. ^ Sunset Western Garden Book. 1995. pp. 606–607.
  2. ^ a b Christenhusz, Maarten J.M. (2013), "Twins are not alone: a recircumscription of Linnaea (Caprifoliaceae)", Phytotaxa, 125 (1): 25–32, doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.125.1.4
  3. ^ Alice M. Coats, Garden Shrubs and Their Histories (1964), 1992, s.v. "Abelia".
  4. ^ "Linnaea", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2018-01-22
  5. ^ "Beauty bush (Linnaea amabilis)". iNaturalist. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
  6. ^ "Abelia", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2018-01-23
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