Quisqualis pubescens Burm.f.
Quisqualis pubescens is now considered to be a form of Quisqualis indica L. which see. They are kept separate here for convenience. Johnson’s Dictionary describes it as a separate species from Guinea, with orange-red flowers. Don describes the flowers of Q. pubescens as like those of Q. indica.
Horticultural & Botanical History
Introduced to England in 1815 [Don]. The name pubescens suggests a form with hairier leaves or stems but Curtis’s Botanical Magazine considered the species to be synonymous. ‘The smooth [Q. glabra] and pubescent varieties of Burman appear to be the same.’ [BM t.2033/1818].
History at Camden Park
Listed in the 1850 and 1857 catalogues [T.817/1850]. This plant was originally imported by John Bidwill in 1843, sent in glazed cases from Kew Gardens in November 1843. [AJCP]. As it was included among desiderata to Loddiges’, 13th February, 1848, it was probably lost, with Loddiges’ nursery the source of the catalogue plants. [MP A2933-1, p.172]. See also Quisqualis indica L.
Notes
Published Mar 09, 2009 - 03:20 PM | Last updated Jul 16, 2010 - 02:51 PM
Quisqualis indica L. | BM t.2033/1818 | BHL. This is the smooth rather than pubescent form.
| Family | Combretaceae |
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| Category | |
| Region of origin | Tropical Africa and south east Asia |
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| Common Name | Rangoon creeper, Drunken sailor |
| Name in the Camden Park Record | Quisqualis pubescens |
| Confidence level | high |