Jacquinia aurantiaca Ait.
Frost tender, evergreen shrub with lance-shaped leaves and racemes of orange flowers. To 1.2m. [RHSD].
Horticultural & Botanical History
‘This curious shrub is a native of the Sandwich Islands, where it was discovered by our friend Archibold Menzies, Esq. Introduced to the Kew Gardens, in 1796. Flowers most part of the summer, and as late as November. Our drawing was taken at the fine collection belonging to the Comtesse De Vandes, at Bayes-Water.’ [BM t.1639/1814].
History at Camden Park
Listed in the 1850 and 1857 catalogues [T.587/1850]. Obtained from the London Horticultural Society and Kew Gardens. Included among desiderata in a letter to John Lindley in a letter dated 15th February 1848 [A2933-1, p.157] and to Kew at about the same time and marked ‘arrived’ on Macarthur’s copies. It was also requested of Loddiges’ Nursery on 13th February, 1848 [MP A2933-1, p.172].
Notes
Jacquinia aurantiaca Bert. ex A.DC. (1844) = Jacquinia umbellata A.DC. from Mexico
Published Mar 19, 2009 - 03:23 PM | Last updated Mar 21, 2010 - 05:06 PM
Jacquinia aurantiaca Ait. | BM t.1639/1814 | BHL
| Family | Theophrastaceae |
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| Region of origin | Pacific, Sandwich Islands |
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| Name in the Camden Park Record | Jacquinia aurantiaca |
| Confidence level | high |