Bouvardia Chrysantha

''Bouvardia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains about 50 species of evergreen herbs and shrubs native to Mexico and Central America, with one species extending into the southwestern United States ('' B. ternifolia'', in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas). The genus is named in honor of Charles Bouvard (1572–1658), physician to Louis XIII, and superintendent of the Jardin du Roi in Paris.

In the language of flowers, Bouvardia symbolize enthusiasm.

Description

They grow to 0.6–1.5 m tall. The leaves are opposite or in whorls of 3-5, ovate to lanceolate, 3–11 cm long. The flowers are in terminal, generally many-flowered clusters; the corolla has a large tube and four spreading lobes; flower colour ranges varies between species, with white, yellow, pink, and red all found.

Uses

Several species of ''Bouvardia'' are grown as ornamental plants, both in the tropics and indoors as houseplants in temperate regions. Several cultivars and hybrids have been selected. When grown as houseplants, a minimum winter temperature of 7 °C is required, with a minimum of 12 °C while in flower. Propagation of the cultivars is by cuttings taken in late spring or summer, which need to be kept at a temperature of 20 °C by night and 25 °C during the day, and shaded when required.Bailey LH, Bailey EZ. 1976. Hortus Third i–xiv, 1–1290. MacMillan, New York.

Species

* ''Bouvardia amplexicaulis'' Borhidi & E.Martinez
* '' Bouvardia borhidiana'' Lozada-Pérez
* '' Bouvardia bouvardioides'' ( Seem.) Standl.
* '' Bouvardia candidissima'' Borhidi & E.Martinez
* '' Bouvardia capitata'' Bullock
* '' Bouvardia castilloi'' Borhidi & Garcia Gonz.
* '' Bouvardia chrysantha'' Mart.
* '' Bouvardia conzattii'' Greenm.
* '' Bouvardia cordifolia'' DC.
* '' Bouvardia costaricensis'' C.M.Taylor
* '' Bouvardia dictyoneura'' Standl.
* '' Bouvardia elegans'' Borhidi
* '' Bouvardia erecta'' DC.
* '' Bouvardia ferruginea'' Borhidi
* ''Bouvardia glabra'' Polak
* '' Bouvardia gracilipes'' B.L.Rob.
* ''Bouvardia hernan-maganae'' Borhidi & Serrano-Card.
* ''Bouvardia hintoniorum'' B.L.Turner
* '' Bouvardia karwinskyi'' Standl.
* '' Bouvardia keniae'' Borhidi & Saynes
* '' Bouvardia laevis'' M.Martens & Galeotti
* ''Bouvardia langlassei'' Standl.
* '' Bouvardia latifolia'' Standl.
* '' Bouvardia leiantha'' Benth.
* '' Bouvardia loeseneriana'' Standl.
* '' Bouvardia longiflora'' ( Cav.) Kunth
* '' Bouvardia lottiae'' Borhidi
* '' Bouvardia mitlensis'' Borhidi & Salas-Mor.
* '' Bouvardia multiflora'' ( Cav.) Schult. & Schult.f.
* ''Bouvardia oaxacana'' Standl.
* '' Bouvardia obovata'' Kunth
* ''Bouvardia pallida'' Standl.
* '' Bouvardia pascualii'' Borhidi
* ''Bouvardia pedicellaris'' Borhidi
* '' Bouvardia pulverulenta'' Borhidi & Salas-Mor.
* '' Bouvardia pungens'' Borhidi
* '' Bouvardia quinquenervata'' Standl.
* ''Bouvardia rekoi'' Standl.
* '' Bouvardia rosea'' Schltdl.
* ''Bouvardia rosei'' Standl.
* ''Bouvardia rzedowskii'' Terrell & S.D.Koch
* ''Bouvardia sancaroli'' Borhidi & M.Martinez
* '' Bouvardia scabra'' Hook. & Arn.
* '' Bouvardia standleyana'' W.H.Blackw.
* ''Bouvardia stenosiphon'' Borhidi & Salas-Mor.
* '' Bouvardia subcordata'' Standl.
* '' Bouvardia tenuifolia'' Standl.
* ''Bouvardia ternifolia'' ( Cav.) Schltdl.
* '' Bouvardia tubicalyx'' Borhidi & Salas-Mor.
* '' Bouvardia viminalis'' Schltdl.
* '' Bouvardia xestosperma'' (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) Terrell & S.D.Koch
* ''Bouvardia xylosteoides'' Hook. & Arn.

References

External links

''Bouvardia'' in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae

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Rubiaceae genera
Spermacoceae
Flora of Central America