Agapetes

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Ericaceae
Subfamilia: Vaccinioideae
Tribus: Vaccinieae
Genus: Agapetes
Species: A. aborensis – A. acuminata – A. adenobotrys – A. affinis – A. angulata – A. angustifolia – A. anonyma – A. arunachalensis – A. atrosanguinea – A. auriculata – A. bhareliana – A. bhutanica – A. borii – A. brachypoda – A. bracteata – A. brandisiana – A. brevipedicellata – A. burmanica – A. buxifolia – A. camelliifolia – A. campanulata – A. cauliflora – A. ciliata – A. dalaiensis – A. discolor – A. dispar – A. epacridea – A. fasciculiflora – A. flava – A. forrestii – A. glabra – A. graciliflora – A. griffithii – A. guangxiensis – A. haemantha – A. hillii – A. hookeri – A. hosseana – A. hyalocheilos – A. incurvata – A. inopinata – A. interdicta – A. kanjilali – A. kingdonis – A. lacei – A. leiocarpa – A. leucocarpa – A. linearifolia – A. listeri – A. lobbii – A. loranthiflora – A. macrantha – A. macrophylla – A. macrostemon – A. malipoensis – A. mannii – A. marginata – A. medogensis – A. megacarpa – A. miniata – A. miranda – A. mitrarioides – A. mondangensis – A. moorei – A. muscorum – A. nana – A. neriifolia – A. nutans – A. nuttallii – A. oblonga – A. obovata – A. oxycoccoides – A. pachyacme – A. parishii – A. pensilis – A. pentastigma – A. pilifera – A. pottingeri – A. praeclara – A. praestigiosa – A. pseudogriffithii – A. pubiflora – A. putaoensis – A. pyrolifolia – A. refracta – A. rubrobracteata – A. rubropedicellata – A. salicifolia – A. saligna – A. saxicola – A. scortechinii – A. serpens – A. setigera – A. siangensis – A. sikkimensis – A. similis – A. smithiana – A. spissa – A. spissiformis – A. subansirica – A. subsessilifolia – A. subvinacea – A. thailandica – A. toppinii – A. trianguli – A. unwinii – A. variegata – A. velutina – A. vernayana – A. vitiensis – A. wardii – A. xiana – A. xizangensis
Source(s) of checklist:

Name

Agapetes D.Don ex G.Don, Gen. Hist. 3: 862 (1834).

Type species: Agapetes setigera D. Don ex G. Don. LT designated by Pfeiffer, Nom. 1: 74 (1871)

References
Primary references

Don, G. 1834. A general history of the dichlamydeous plants, comprising complete descriptions of the different orders; ...; the whole arranged according to the natural system. Vol. III. — Calyciiflorae. VIII+867 pp. J.G. and F. Rivington, et al., London. BHL Reference page. : 3: 862

Links

Hassler, M. 2020. Agapetes. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 May 25. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Agapetes in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 May 25. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Agapetes. Published online. Accessed: May 25 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Agapetes. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 May 25.

Vernacular names

Agapetes (Gk. ἀγαπητός (agapetos) = 'beloved') [1] is a semi-climbing shrub genus native to the Himalayas, grown as an ornamental for its attractive pendulous bunches of red tubular flowers blooming over a long period. It is mostly grown in climates from cool temperate to sub-tropical. Propagation is from cuttings. Agapetes has 245 species and 147 are accepted out of 245.[2]

In the UK, the cultivar ‘Ludgvan Cross’ has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[3]
Species

Species as of 2020 from eflora China[4] and Plants of the world[5]