Agapetes (Gk. ἀγαπητός (agapetos) = 'beloved') is a semi-climbing shrub genus native to the Himalayas, grown as an ornamental for its attractive pendulous bunches of red tubular flowers blooming over a long period. It is mostly grown in climates from cool temperate to sub-tropical. Propagation is from cuttings. As of 2018, The Plant List listed 245 species names published in Agapetes, of which 147 were accepted.
Taxonomy It was validly published by George Don in 1834 based on previous work by David Don. The lectotype species Agapetes setigera was designated in 1871.
Species Species as of 2020 from eflora China and Plants of the world Image Name Distribution Agapetes aborensis China ( Xizang) Agapetes acuminata Assam (Meghalaya) to Myanmar. Agapetes adenobotrys N. Myanmar. Agapetes affinis E. Himalaya to N. Myanmar. Agapetes angulata China (Yunnan), India, Myanmar Agapetes angustifolia Myanmar Agapetes anonyma China (Xizang) Agapetes arunachalensis Arunachal Pradesh. Agapetes athangensis Bhutan Agapetes atrosanguinea Arunachal Pradesh. Agapetes auriculata E. Himalaya to N. Myanmar. Agapetes bhareliana Arunachal Pradesh to N. Myanmar. Agapetes bhutanica S. Bhutan to Darjiling. Agapetes borii Assam (Manipur, Nagaland). Agapetes brachypoda China (Yunnan) Agapetes bracteata Myanmar, SE. Thailand, Vietnam. Agapetes brandisiana China (Yunnan), Myanmar Agapetes brevipedicellata Myanmar. Agapetes burmanica China (Xizang, Yunnan), Myanmar Agapetes buxifolia China (Xizang), India Agapetes camelliifolia China (Xizang) Agapetes campanulata Assam to Myanmar. Agapetes cauliflora Vietnam. Agapetes chapaensis Vietnam. Agapetes ciliata China (Xizang) Agapetes dalaiensis Arunachal Pradesh. Agapetes discolor China (Xizang), India Agapetes dispar Bangladesh to Myanmar. Agapetes epacridea China (Xizang), Myanmar Agapetes fasciculiflora Myanmar. Agapetes flava China (Xizang), India Agapetes forrestii China (Xizang, Yunnan), Myanmar Agapetes graciliflora China (Xizang), Myanmar Agapetes griffithii China (Xizang), India Agapetes guangxiensis China (Guangxi) Agapetes haemantha Myanmar. Agapetes hillii Arunachal Pradesh to N. Myanmar. Agapetes hookeri Nepal to Bhutan. Agapetes hosseana S. Myanmar to Laos. Agapetes huangiana China (Mêdog, Tibet) Agapetes hyalocheilos China (Xizang), Myanmar Agapetes incurvata China (SE Xizang), Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, Sikkim, Nepal Agapetes inopinata China (Yunnan), Myanmar Agapetes interdicta China (Xizang, Yunnan), Myanmar Agapetes kanjilali Assam (Lakhimpur). Agapetes kingdonis Arunachal Pradesh to Myanmar. Agapetes lacei China (Xizang, Yunnan), Myanmar Agapetes leiocarpa China (Xizang) Agapetes leucocarpa Arunachal Pradesh to China (Xizang) Agapetes lihengiana China (Yunnan) Agapetes linearifolia China (Xizang) Agapetes listeri China (Xizang), Bhutan, India Agapetes lobbii China (Yunnan), India, Myanmar, Thailand Agapetes loranthiflora Bangladesh to Thailand. Agapetes macrantha Assam to Myanmar. Agapetes macrophylla China (SE Xizang), Bangladesh Agapetes macrostemon Myanmar to N. Thailand. Agapetes malipoensis China (Yunnan), Vietnam Agapetes mannii China (Yunnan), Myanmar, Thailand Agapetes marginata China (Xizang) Agapetes medogensis China (Xizang) Agapetes megacarpa China (Yunnan), Thailand Agapetes miniata China (Xizang), India Agapetes miranda China (Xizang), India Agapetes mitrarioides China (Xizang) Agapetes mondangensis China (Yunnan). Agapetes moorei Myanmar to Thailand. Agapetes nana Assam (Nagaland) to N. Myanmar. Agapetes neriifolia China (Yunnan), Myanmar Agapetes nutans China (Xizang), India Agapetes nuttallii Bhutan to Arunachal Pradesh Agapetes oblonga China (Xizang, Yunnan), Myanmar Agapetes obovata China (Yunnan), India Agapetes odontocera India Agapetes oxycoccoides Myanmar Agapetes pachyacme Myanmar Agapetes parishii Assam (Nagaland) to Thailand Agapetes pensilis China (Yunnan), Myanmar Agapetes pentastigma Myanmar Agapetes pilifera China (Xizang, Yunnan), Myanmar, India Agapetes polyantha Peninsular Malaysia. Agapetes pottingeri N. Myanmar. Agapetes praeclara China (Xizang) Agapetes praestigiosa China (Xizang), India Agapetes pseudogriffithii China (Yunnan), Myanmar Agapetes pubiflora China (Xizang, Yunnan), Myanmar Agapetes putaoensis Myanmar. Agapetes pyrolifolia China (Xizang, Yunnan, Myanmar) Agapetes refracta China (Xizang) Agapetes rubrobracteata China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan), Vietnam Agapetes rubropedicellata Myanmar. Agapetes salicifolia China (SE Xizang), E. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam (Jaintia Hills). Agapetes saligna Nepal to Myanmar. Agapetes saxicola N. Thailand. Agapetes scortechinii Assam, Peninsular Malaysia (Pahang). Agapetes serpens China (Xizang), Bhutan, Nepal, India Agapetes setigera Assam (Meghalaya) to Myanmar. Agapetes siangensis Arunachal Pradesh. Agapetes sikkimensis Nepal to Bhutan. Agapetes smithiana Nepal to Bhutan. Agapetes spissa China (SE Xizang) Agapetes spissiformis Myanmar. Agapetes subansirica Arunachal Pradesh. Agapetes subsessilifolia China (Xizang) Agapetes subvinacea Arunachal Pradesh to N. Myanmar. Agapetes thailandica NW. Thailand. Agapetes toppinii Myanmar. Agapetes trianguli Myanmar. Agapetes variegata Arunachal Pradesh to Bangladesh. Agapetes velutina Vietnam. Agapetes vernayana Myanmar. Agapetes wardii Myanmar. Agapetes xiana China (Xizang) Agapetes yingjiangensis China (Yunnan)
Use Horticulture In the UK, the cultivar Agapetes 'Ludgvan Cross' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
References
Ellison, Don (1999) Cultivated Plants of the World. London: New Holland (1st ed.: Brisbane: Flora Publications International, 1995).
External links
Encyclopedia of Life entry Botanica Sistematica