Escallonia bifida | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Escalloniales |
Family: | Escalloniaceae |
Genus: | Escallonia |
Species: | E. bifida
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Binomial name | |
Escallonia bifida Link & Otto
[1]
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Synonyms | |
Escallonia floribunda var. montevidensis Cham. & Schltdl. |
Escallonia bifida, the cloven gum box, is an evergreen shrub or small tree in the family Escalloniaceae. It is native to Brazil and Uruguay. [2]
It can grow up to 4 m (13 ft) high and 2.5 m (8.2 ft) broad, and has dark green shiny leaves which are 2 to 7 cm long and 0.8 to 2 cm wide. The pure white flowers, initially tubular but then spreading, appear in summer. [2]
It is sparingly naturalised in New South Wales in Australia. [2] It is found in cultivation in mild coastal regions of the UK (hardy down to −5 °C (23 °F), where its dense habit makes it suitable for tall hedging. In colder areas it requires the protection of a wall. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [3] [4]
The Latin specific epithet bifida means "cleft in two". [5]
Escallonia bifida | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Escalloniales |
Family: | Escalloniaceae |
Genus: | Escallonia |
Species: | E. bifida
|
Binomial name | |
Escallonia bifida Link & Otto
[1]
| |
Synonyms | |
Escallonia floribunda var. montevidensis Cham. & Schltdl. |
Escallonia bifida, the cloven gum box, is an evergreen shrub or small tree in the family Escalloniaceae. It is native to Brazil and Uruguay. [2]
It can grow up to 4 m (13 ft) high and 2.5 m (8.2 ft) broad, and has dark green shiny leaves which are 2 to 7 cm long and 0.8 to 2 cm wide. The pure white flowers, initially tubular but then spreading, appear in summer. [2]
It is sparingly naturalised in New South Wales in Australia. [2] It is found in cultivation in mild coastal regions of the UK (hardy down to −5 °C (23 °F), where its dense habit makes it suitable for tall hedging. In colder areas it requires the protection of a wall. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [3] [4]
The Latin specific epithet bifida means "cleft in two". [5]