Ligularia

Ligularia (leopard plant) is a genus of Old World herbaceous perennial plants in the groundsel tribe within the sunflower family.[3] They have yellow or orange composite flower heads with brown or yellow central disc florets, and are native to damp habitats mostly in central and eastern Asia, with a few species from Europe.[4] There are about 120[5] to 140 species in the genus, and over half are endemic to China.[6] The name Ligularia, from the Latin for "strap", refers to the shape of the ray florets.[7]

Ligularia
Ligularia sibirica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Senecioneae
Genus: Ligularia
Cass. 1816, conserved name, not Duval 1809 (Saxifragaceae)[1]
Type species
L. sibirica
Synonyms[2]
  • Erythrochaete Siebold & Zucc.
  • Cyathocephalum Nakai
  • Senecillis]' Gaertn.
’The Rocket’ (L. stenocephala)

Some species and cultivars are cultivated as ornamentals. Ligularia dentata ‘Britt Marie Crawford’[8] Ligularia x hessei (Ligularia dentata x Ligularia wilsoniana) 'Gregynog Gold'[9] and Ligularia przewalskii 'The Rocket'[10] have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[11] They are best grown in fertile, moist soil and full sun, with some shade at midday.

Species[2]
  • Ligularia abakanica
  • Ligularia achyrotricha
  • Ligularia afghanica
  • Ligularia alatipes
  • Ligularia alpigena
  • Ligularia altaica
  • Ligularia alticola
  • Ligularia altissima
  • Ligularia amplexicaulis
  • Ligularia angusta
  • Ligularia anoleuca
  • Ligularia atkinsonii
  • Ligularia atroviolacea
  • Ligularia biceps
  • Ligularia botryodes
  • Ligularia brassicoides
  • Ligularia bucovinensis
  • Ligularia cacaliiformis
  • Ligularia caloxantha
  • Ligularia calthifolia
  • Ligularia carpatica
  • Ligularia chalybea
  • Ligularia chekiangensis
  • Ligularia chimiliensis
  • Ligularia confertiflora
  • Ligularia coreana
  • Ligularia cremanthodioides
  • Ligularia cuneata
  • Ligularia curvisquama
  • Ligularia cyathiceps
  • Ligularia cymbulifera
  • Ligularia cymosa
  • Ligularia dentata
  • Ligularia dictyoneura
  • Ligularia discoidea
  • Ligularia dolichobotrys
  • Ligularia duciformis
  • Ligularia dux
  • Ligularia eriocaulis
  • Ligularia euryphylla
  • Ligularia fangiana
  • Ligularia fargesii
  • Ligularia fauriei
  • Ligularia fischeri
  • Ligularia franchetiana
  • Ligularia ghatsukupa
  • Ligularia glauca
  • Ligularia heterophylla
  • Ligularia hodgsonii
  • Ligularia hookeri
  • Ligularia hopeiensis
  • Ligularia ianthochaeta
  • Ligularia intermedia
  • Ligularia jacquemontiana
  • Ligularia jaluensis
  • Ligularia jamesii
  • Ligularia japonica
  • Ligularia kaialpina
  • Ligularia kanaitzensis
  • Ligularia kangtingensis
  • Ligularia karataviensis
  • Ligularia kareliniana
  • Ligularia kingiana
  • Ligularia knorringiana
  • Ligularia kojimae
  • Ligularia konkalingensis
  • Ligularia lamarum
  • Ligularia lanipes
  • Ligularia lankongensis
  • Ligularia lapathifolia
  • Ligularia latihastata
  • Ligularia latipes
  • Ligularia leveillei
  • Ligularia liatroides
  • Ligularia lidjiangensis
  • Ligularia limprichtii
  • Ligularia lingiana
  • Ligularia longifolia
  • Ligularia longihastata
  • Ligularia macrodonta
  • Ligularia macrophylla
  • Ligularia melanocephala
  • Ligularia melanothyrsa
  • Ligularia microcardia
  • Ligularia microcephala
  • Ligularia mongolica
  • Ligularia muliensis
  • Ligularia myriocephala
  • Ligularia nanchuanica
  • Ligularia narynensis
  • Ligularia nelumbifolia
  • Ligularia nyingchiensis
  • Ligularia odontomanes
  • Ligularia oligonema
  • Ligularia pachycarpa
  • Ligularia palmatifida
  • Ligularia paradoxa
  • Ligularia parvifolia
  • Ligularia pavlovii
  • Ligularia persica
  • Ligularia petelotii
  • Ligularia petiolaris
  • Ligularia phoenicochaeta
  • Ligularia phyllocolea
  • Ligularia platyglossa
  • Ligularia pleurocaulis
  • Ligularia potaninii
  • Ligularia przewalskii
  • Ligularia pterodonta
  • Ligularia purdomii
  • Ligularia pyrifolia
  • Ligularia retusa
  • Ligularia robusta
  • Ligularia rockiana
  • Ligularia ruficoma
  • Ligularia rumicifolia
  • Ligularia sachalinensis
  • Ligularia sagitta
  • Ligularia schizopetala
  • Ligularia schmidtii
  • Ligularia sibirica
  • Ligularia sichotensis
  • Ligularia songarica
  • Ligularia splendens
  • Ligularia stenocephala
  • Ligularia stenoglossa
  • Ligularia subsagittata
  • Ligularia subspicata
  • Ligularia talassica
  • Ligularia tenuicaulis
  • Ligularia tenuipes
  • Ligularia thomsonii
  • Ligularia thyrsoidea
  • Ligularia tissulaginea
  • Ligularia tongkyukensis
  • Ligularia tongolensis
  • Ligularia transversifolia
  • Ligularia trichocephala
  • Ligularia tsangchanensis
  • Ligularia veitchiana
  • Ligularia vellerea
  • Ligularia villosa
  • Ligularia virgaurea
  • Ligularia vorobievii
  • Ligularia wilsoniana
  • Ligularia xanthotricha
  • Ligularia yoshizoeana
  • Ligularia yunnanensis
  • Ligularia zhouquensis
Ligularia alatipes

References

  1. Tropicos search for Ligularia
  2. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-06 at archive.today
  3. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Porter, Noah, ed. (1913). Webster's Dictionary. Springfield, Massachusetts: C. & G. Merriam Co. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  5. Liu, J. Q., et al. (2006). Radiation and diversification within the LigulariaCremanthodiumParasenecio complex (Asteraceae) triggered by uplift of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 38(1) 31-49.
  6. Flora of China Vol. 20-21 Page 376 橐吾属 tuo wu shu Ligularia Cass. .
  7. Coombes, A. J. (2012). The A to Z of Plant Names. USA: Timber Press. pp. 312. ISBN 9781604691962.
  8. "RHS Plantfinder - Ligularia 'Britt Marie Crawford'". Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  9. "RHS Plant Selector - Ligularia 'Gregynog Gold'". Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  10. "RHS Plant Selector - Ligularia 'The Rocket'". Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  11. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 60. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
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