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Bouvardia Salisb.Rubiaceae |
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Species cultivated
Bouvardia longiflora (Cav.) HBK B. ternifolia (Cav.) Schldl. Origin
Tropical and subtropical; southern U.S. to South America. Brief characterization
Leaves ovate or lanceolate to oblong; 4-merous flowers in terminal or axillary cymes or corymbs; calyx tube prominently lobed; funnelform to salverform corolla with lobes short relative to tube length. Cultivar and/or species variation
Flowers to 9 cm long, mostly white, pink, red, or bicolor with tube and lobes contrasting; calyx lobes linear to elliptic or lanceolate, erect to spreading, with teeth in between; corolla lobes rounded to acute, erect to spreading; cultivars single and double. May be confused with
Countries exporting
South Africa.  |
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| Bouvardia sp. (single)
Photo: © California Cut Flower Commission |
Bouvardia sp. (single)
Photo: © California Cut Flower Commission |
