Niedzwedzkia
Niedzwedzkia is a single species genus named for the Russian botanist Vladislav Niedzwiecki. Niedzwedzkia semiretschenskia is a rare perennial flower endemic to dry, rocky hillsides in Kazakhstan, placed on the IUCN Red List in 1997.[1][2] The plant is sometimes treated as Incarvillea, but has winged capsules and septifragal dehiscence.
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| Genus: | Niedzwedzkia Fedtsch. |
| Species: | N. semiretschenskia |
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Description
The plant has numerous wiry upright stems growing to a height of 45 cm from a sub-shrub base. The leaves are deeply incised with linear lobes. The orange-pink tubular flowers are 6 cm long by 4 cm across. The fruits are 5 cm long and feature six very wavy wings.[3] Ploidy 2n = 22.[4]
Cultivation
The plant demands well drained dry soil in a warm position exposed to full sun; it is hardy to -15° Celsius.[3]
Accessions
- Tashkent Botanical Garden.
Institut of Botany and Phytointroduction, Almaty
References
- Walter, K. S. & Gillett, H. J. (1998). 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants.
- Czerepanov, S. K. (2007) Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR).
- Phillips, R. & Rix, M. (1989). Perennials, Vol. 1, p. 187. Pan Books Ltd., London. ISBN 0-330-30258-2
- Chen, S. et al. (2005). Molecular phylogeny of Incarvillea (Bignoniaceae) based on ITS and TRN L-F sequences. American Journal of Botany 92 (4): 625-633. 2005.
- The New Plantsman Incarvillea semiretschenskia (Fedtsch.) Grierson Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinb. 23:350 (1961)
Winterholler, B. (2019). TheGenus Incarvillea and mysterious Niedzwedzkia.Sankt-petersburg:SUPER-Isdatelstvo. -162 p.