Incarvillea semiretschenskia
Genus of flowering plants
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Incarvillea semiretschenskia is a rare perennial flower endemic to dry, rocky hillsides in Kazakhstan, placed on the IUCN Red List in 1997.[1][2] It was first described as Niedzwedzkia semiretschenskia, the only species in the genus Niedzwedzkia. It has also been placed as the only species in Incarvillea subgenus Niedzwedzkia.
| Incarvillea semiretschenskia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Bignoniaceae |
| Genus: | Incarvillea |
| Subgenus: | Incarvillea subg. Niedzwedzkia |
| Species: | I. semiretschenskia |
| Binomial name | |
| Incarvillea semiretschenskia (B.Fedtsch.) Grierson | |
| Synonyms | |
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Description
Taxonomy
The species was first described by Boris Fedchenko in 1915 as Niedzwedzkia semiretschenskia,[5] the only species in the genus Niedzwedzkia, named for the Russian botanist Vladislav Niedzwiecki.[6] In 1931, Grierson transferred it to Incarvillea.[7] A molecular phylogenetic study in 2005 found that Incarvillea semiretschenskia was basal to the rest of the genus Incarvillea, giving support to the placement in a separate subgenus, Incarvillea subgenus Niedzwedzkia. Unlike other species of the genus, it has winged capsules and septifragal dehiscence.[4]
Cultivation
The plant demands well drained dry soil in a warm position exposed to full sun; it is hardy to -15 °C.[3]
Accessions
- Tashkent Botanical Garden.
Institut of Botany and Phytointroduction, Almaty