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Hydrangea hydrangeoides

Hydrangea hydrangeoides, the Japanese hydrangea vine, is a species of flowering plant in the family Hydrangeaceae, native to Ulleungdo Island of South Korea, Japan, and the southern Kuril Islands.

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Hydrangea hydrangeoides
Cultivated specimen at the UBC Botanical Garden, Canada
Hydrangea hydrangeoides vine cultivated in the United Kingdom
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Cornales
Family: Hydrangeaceae
Genus: Hydrangea
Species:
H. hydrangeoides
Binomial name
Hydrangea hydrangeoides
(Siebold & Zucc.) Bernd Schulz
Synonyms1
List
    • Hydrangea taquetii H.Lév.
    • Schizophragma hydrangeoides Siebold & Zucc.
    • Schizophragma hydrangeoides f. concolor (Hatus.) H.Ohba
    • Schizophragma hydrangeoides f. molle (Honda) H.Hara ex H.Ohba
    • Schizophragma hydrangeoides var. taquetii (H.Lév.) J.M.H.Shaw
    • Schizophragma hydrangeoides var. ullungdoense J.M.H.Shaw
    • Schizophragma hydrangeoides var. yakushimense J.M.H.Shaw

Hydrangea hydrangeoides, the Japanese hydrangea vine, is a species of flowering plant in the family Hydrangeaceae, native to Ulleungdo Island of South Korea, Japan, and the southern Kuril Islands.1

Etymology

The specific epithet hydrangeoides means "resembling Hydrangea" or "like a Hydrangea".23 This may appear strange considering the current position of this taxon within the genus Hydrangea. However, it was first described as a member of the genus Schizophragma1 and the specific epithet was chosen to express a morphological similarity to the previously separate genus Hydrangea.

Horticulture

Under its synonym Schizophragma hydrangeoides its cultivars 'Roseum' and 'Moonlight' have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.45

In cultivation this species is slow to establish.3

References

References

  1. "Hydrangea hydrangeoides (Siebold & Zucc.) Bernd Schulz". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  2. Gledhill, D. (2008). "The Names of Plants." p. 206. Cambridge University Press.
  3. Schizophragma hydrangeoides - Plant Finder. (n.d.). Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved November 29, 2022, from https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=286913
  4. "Schizophragma hydrangeoides var. hydrangeoides 'Roseum' pink Japanese hydrangea vine". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  5. "Schizophragma hydrangeoides var. concolor 'Moonlight' Japanese hydrangea vine 'Moonlight'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.