Английская Википедия:Escallonia bifida
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Escallonia bifida, the cloven gum box, is an evergreen shrub or small tree in the family Escalloniaceae. It is native to Brazil and Uruguay.[1]
It can grow up to Шаблон:Convert high and Шаблон:Convert broad, and has dark green shiny leaves which are 2 to 7 cm long and 0.8 to 2 cm wide. The pure white flowers, initially tubular but then spreading, appear in summer.[1]
It is sparingly naturalised in New South Wales in Australia.[1] It is found in cultivation in mild coastal regions of the UK (hardy down to Шаблон:Convert, where its dense habit makes it suitable for tall hedging. In colder areas it requires the protection of a wall. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[2][3]
The Latin specific epithet bifida means “cleft in two”.[4]
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