Incarvillea semiretschenskia is a rare perennial flower endemic to dry, rocky hillsides in Kazakhstan, placed on the IUCN Red List in 1997.[1][2] It was first described as Niedzwedzkia semiretschenskia, the only species in the genus Niedzwedzkia. It has also been placed as the only species in Incarvillea subgenus Niedzwedzkia.
Incarvillea semiretschenskia | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Critically Endangered (IUCN 2.3) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Bignoniaceae |
Genus: | Incarvillea |
Subgenus: | Incarvillea subg. Niedzwedzkia |
Species: | I. semiretschenskia |
Binomial name | |
Incarvillea semiretschenskia (B.Fedtsch.) Grierson | |
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The plant has numerous wiry upright stems growing to a height of 45 cm from a sub-shrub base. The leaves are deeply incised with linear lobes. The orange-pink tubular flowers are 6 cm long by 4 cm across. The fruits are 5 cm long and feature six very wavy wings.[3] Ploidy 2n = 22.[4]
The species was first described by Boris Fedchenko in 1915 as Niedzwedzkia semiretschenskia,[5] the only species in the genus Niedzwedzkia, named for the Russian botanist Vladislav Niedzwiecki.[6] In 1931, Grierson transferred it to Incarvillea.[7] A molecular phylogenetic study in 2005 found that Incarvillea semiretschenskia was basal to the rest of the genus Incarvillea, giving support to the placement in a separate subgenus, Incarvillea subgenus Niedzwedzkia. Unlike other species of the genus, it has winged capsules and septifragal dehiscence.[4]
The plant demands well drained dry soil in a warm position exposed to full sun; it is hardy to -15° Celsius.[3]
Institut of Botany and Phytointroduction, Almaty
Taxon identifiers | |
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Incarvillea semiretschenskia |
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Niedzwedzkia semiretschenskia |
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Niedzwedzkia |
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