''Enkianthus'' is a genus of shrubs or small trees in the heath family (
Ericaceae).
Its native range is in Asia, as far west as the eastern
Himalayas, as far south as
Indochina, and as far north and east as China and Japan.
This genus is considered
cladistically the most basal member of the Ericaceae, that is, the descendant of the common ancestor of that Ericaceae that branched earliest from the rest of that family. It is classified as the sole member of the subfamily Enkianthoideae.
Species
Twelve to fifteen species are included in the genus by various authors.
[Sarwar, A. and H. Takahashi (2006)]
Pollen morphology of ''Enkianthus'' (Ericaceae) and its taxonomic significance.
''Grana'' 45 161-74.
Species include:
[''Enkianthus''.]
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Cultivation
Several species are found in cultivation, notably ''E. campanulatus'', ''E. cernuus'' and ''E. perulatus''. ''E. cernuus'' f. ''rubens'' (drooping red enkianthus) has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit
The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-established annual award for plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). It is based on assessment of the plants' performance under UK growing conditions.
History
The Award of Garden Merit ...
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References
Ericaceae
Ericaceae genera
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