Callistefus ( lat.Callistephus ) is a monotypic genus of flowering plants of the Astrovidae family, or Asteraceae . The genus is close to the genus Astra ( Aster ). The only species is Callistephus chinensis ( Callistephus chinensis ), an annual or biennial herbaceous plant known in flower growing as “annual aster”, “Chinese aster" or "garden aster" [2] [3] .
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Taxonomy
The species was described by Carl Linnaeus under the name Aster chinensis L. Sp. Pl. 2: 877 . In 1825, the species was isolated by Alexander Cassini as an independent genus Callistephus Cass.Dict. Sci. Nat. (ed. 2) , 37: 491 (1825). For some time, the species was known as Callistephus hortensis . The combination of Callistephus chinensis ( L. ) Nees is now recognized as the actual name of this species. Gen. Sp. Aster. 222-223 (1832).
The following names are included in the synonymy of the species [4] :
- Amellus speciosus gaterau
- Aster chinensis L. basionym - Chinese Astra
- Aster lacinians borbás
- Aster regalis salisb.
- Asteriscodes chinense (L.) Kuntze
- Asteriscodes chinensis (L.) Kuntze
- Brachyactis chinensis (L.) Bureau & Franch.
- Callistemma chinensis (L.) Skeels - Chinese Callistemma
- Callistemma hortense Cass. - Callistemma garden
- Callistephus hortensis (Cass.) Cass. - Callistefus garden
- Callistephus lacinians borbás
- Diplopappus chinensis (L.) Less.
Biological Description
The birthplace of Chinese callistefus is China . This is an annual erect herb; abundantly bushy, has a height of 20 to 90 cm. The leaves are green, oval, serrated.
It blooms in the summer, the flowering time is relatively small. Inflorescence is a basket , in some varieties reaching 10 cm in diameter. Marginal flowers can be of various colors, from white and light pink to dark red, purple and blue; in shape they can be either straight or resembling bird feathers [5] .
Usage
Botanical illustration of the French (Belgian) artist and botanist Pierre-Joseph Redouthe (1833)
Callistefus Chinese - a popular garden ornamental plant; It is used both for flower beds , and for cutting [5] .
Many varieties have been developed ; they differ both in the height of the plants and in the characteristics of flower inflorescences, which may differ in shape, structure, and color [3] . The series of Milady varieties is widely known, the plants of which have a height of up to 30 cm and terry flowers of various colors [5] .
Agricultural Engineering
Plants are suitable for growing in regions with very different climates ( frost resistance zones - from 6 to 10). Fertile, well- drained soil is best suited. For high grades, support may be needed. Due to the susceptibility of callistefus to a disease such as astral wilt , it is recommended to grow plants in the same place with a break of at least two to three years [5] .
Plants are propagated by sowing in soil in the spring. Due to the fact that the duration of flowering plants is relatively short, it is recommended to sow or plant seedlings in several periods in order to extend the total flowering time . Tall varieties require support [5] .
See also
- Chrysanthemum garden
Notes
- ↑ For the conventionality of specifying the class of dicotyledons as a superior taxon for the plant group described in this article, see the APG Systems section of the Dicotyledonous article .
- ↑ BDT, 2008 .
- ↑ 1 2 TSB .
- ↑ See the TPL link in the plant card.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Botany, 2006 .
Literature
- Aster, Astra // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- Callistefus // Great Soviet Encyclopedia : [in 30 vol.] / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.
- Callistefus / V.I. Dorofeev // Iceland - Clericalism. - M .: Big Russian Encyclopedia, 2008. - ( Big Russian Encyclopedia : [in 35 vols.] / Ch. Ed. Yu. S. Osipov ; 2004—2017, vol. 12). - ISBN 978-5-85270-343-9 .
- Callistephus // Botany. Encyclopedia "All plants of the world": Per. from English = Botanica / ed. D. Grigoriev et al. - M .: Könemann, 2006. - P. 170—171. - 1020 s. - ISBN 3-8331-1621-8 .
- Richard D. Noyes and Loren H. Rieseberg (1999), " ITS sequence data support a single origin for North American Astereae (Asteraceae) and reflect deep geographic divisions in Aster sl ", American Journal of Botany T. 86: 398-412, PMID 10077502 , DOI 10.2307 / 2656761 , citing Nesom, GL (1994), "Subtribal classification of the Astereae (Asteraceae)", Phytologia T. 76: 193–274
- Callistephus chinensis // Flora of China : [ eng. ] = 中国 植物 志 : in 25 vol. / ed. by Z. Wu , PH Raven , . - Beijing: Science Press; St. Louis: Missouri Botanical Garden Press, 2011 .-- Vol. 20/21: Asteraceae. - P. 569. - 992 p. - ISBN 978-0-915279-34-0 . - ISBN 978-1-935641-07-0 (vol. 20/21).
Links
- Callistephus chinensis (English) : Tropicos taxon information.