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Author Topic: Asarina, Maurandya or Lophospermum etc.  (Read 3828 times)

Lvandelft

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Asarina, Maurandya or Lophospermum etc.
« on: October 18, 2008, 07:31:22 PM »
I would like to know if, when I am talking about Lophospermum erubescens,
Asarina erubescens or Maurandya (Maurandella) erubescens, tese are all the same or different plants.
My interest is mostly to know if a plant called Maurandya Red Dragon is the same as a red flowered Asarina, or is this a Lophospermum?? There exists a Maurandya Magic Dragon too, but this seems to be the most reddish one.
I know the yellowish Asarina procumbens, but am not sure if that name changed too??
I hope there is some forumist who can explain more about my questions.
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Re: Asarina, Maurandya or Lophospermum etc.
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2008, 03:53:47 AM »
 Try www.plants.usda.gov. If the species is native or introduced in the US the species should be listed and will have a list of synonomized names with the current name.

 It looks like Asarina erubescens is now Lophospermum. Maurandya erubescens was also an older name.

 Asarina procumbens is still the same.

 I wish I could help on the cultivars.

 Aaron Floden
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Missouri, at the northeast edge of the Ozark Plateau

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Re: Asarina, Maurandya or Lophospermum etc.
« Reply #2 on: October 24, 2008, 10:28:06 PM »
Thank you Aaron!
I had a look at this site you mentioned, which is very interesting.
I had a look at the Plantfinder too and it is getting a bit clearer now for me.
And I googled a lot too and find out that Maurandya is non-climbing and
Lophospermum is climbing.
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Sadly Luit died on 14th October 2016 - happily we can still enjoy his posts to the Forum

 


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