Kingdom Plantae Family Caprifoliaceae Scientific name Abelia corymbosa | Order Dipsacales Genus Abelia Rank Species | |
Similar Abelia triflora, Abelia floribunda, Abelia chinensis, Linnaeaceae, Abelia spathulata | ||
Abelia corymbosa (syn. Zabelia corymbosa) is a species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae. It is native to Central Asia, where it occurs in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan.
This is a shrub growing up to 3 to 4 meters tall. The dull green, oval-shaped leaves vary in size. Tubular flowers grow in pairs in the leaf axils. The flowers are 1 to 2 centimeters long and are a pink-tinged white in color.
This species was described by Eduard August von Regel and Johannes Theodor Schmalhausen in 1878.
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