Pileostegia

Pileostegia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Cornales
Family: Hydrangeaceae
Genus: Pileostegia
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Species

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Pileostegia is a genus of 4 species of flowering plants in the family Hydrangeaceae, native to India and eastern Asia. They are evergreen climbers bearing dense clusters of creamy white flowers in late summer.[1]

The genus name Pileostegia comes from the Greek for "cap covering", referring to the corollas.[2]

The species known in cultivation is P. viburnoides (climbing hydrangea).

References

  1. ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  2. ↑ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
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