U.S. patent number PP27,455 [Application Number 14/545,156] was granted by the patent office on 2016-12-13 for catharanthus plant named `suncatha 2460`.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Suntory Flowers Limited. The grantee listed for this patent is Masahiro Yamada. Invention is credited to Masahiro Yamada.
United States Patent |
PP27,455 |
Yamada |
December 13, 2016 |
Catharanthus plant named `Suncatha 2460`
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Catharanthus plant named
`Suncatha 2460`, characterized by its upright to outwardly
spreading and mounding plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely
basal branching habit; freely flowering habit; long flowering
period; relatively small light red purple-colored flowers with a
distinct eye zone; and good garden performance.
Inventors: |
Yamada; Masahiro (Shiga,
JP) |
Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Yamada; Masahiro |
Shiga |
N/A |
JP |
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Assignee: |
Suntory Flowers Limited (Tokyo,
JP)
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Family
ID: |
57015760 |
Appl.
No.: |
14/545,156 |
Filed: |
March 31, 2015 |
Prior Publication Data
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Document
Identifier |
Publication Date |
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US 20160295769 P1 |
Oct 6, 2016 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
PLT/263.1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A01H
5/02 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A01H
5/02 (20060101) |
Field of
Search: |
;PLT/263.1 |
Primary Examiner: Grunberg; Anne
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Whealy; C. A.
Claims
It is claimed:
1. A new and distinct Catharanthus plant named `Suncatha 2460` as
illustrated and described.
Description
Botanical designation: Catharanthus roseus.
Cultivar denomination: `SUNCATHA 2460`.
CROSS-REFERENCED TO CLOSELY-RELATED APPLICATIONS
Title: Catharanthus Plant Named `Suncatha 2439`
Applicant: Masahiro Yamada
Filed: Concurrently with this application having application Ser.
No. 14/545,153
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct Catharanthus
plant, botanically known as Catharanthus roseus and hereinafter
referred to by the cultivar name `Suncatha 2460`.
The new Catharanthus plant is a product of a planned breeding
program conducted by the Inventor in Yame, Fukuoka, Japan. The
objective of the breeding program is to develop new freely
branching and vigorous Catharanthus plants with numerous attractive
flowers.
The new Catharanthus plant originated from a cross-pollination
conducted by the Inventor in Yame, Fukuoka, Japan in September,
2011 of a proprietary selection of Catharanthus roseus identified
as code designation FS22-9, not patented, as the female, or seed,
parent with a proprietary selection of Catharanthus roseus
identified as code designation CL, not patented, as the male, or
pollen, parent. The new Catharanthus plant was discovered and
selected by the Inventor as a single flowering plant from within
the progeny of the stated cross-pollination in a controlled
greenhouse environment in Yame, Fukuoka, Japan in February,
2012.
Asexual reproduction of the new Catharanthus plant by vegetative
tip cuttings in a controlled greenhouse environment in Yame,
Fukuoka, Japan since February, 2012, has shown that the unique
features of this new Catharanthus plant are stable and reproduced
true to type in successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Plants of the new Catharanthus have not been observed under all
possible combinations of environmental conditions and cultural
practices. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in
environmental conditions such as temperature and light intensity
without, however, any variance in genotype.
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are
determined to be the unique characteristics of `Suncatha 2460`.
These characteristics in combination distinguish `Suncatha 2460` as
a new and distinct Catharanthus plant: 1. Upright to outwardly
spreading and mounding plant habit. 2. Vigorous growth habit. 3.
Freely basal branching habit. 4. Freely flowering habit. 5. Long
flowering period. 6. Relatively small light red purple-colored
flowers with a distinct eye zone. 7. Good garden performance.
Plants of the new Catharanthus can be compared to plants of the
female parent selection. Plants of the new Catharanthus differ
primarily from plants of the female parent selection in flower
petal color as plants of the female parent selection have
red-colored flower petals.
Plants of the new Catharanthus can be compared to plants of the
male parent selection. Plants of the new Catharanthus differ
primarily from plants of the male parent selection in the following
characteristics: 1. Plants of the new Catharanthus have smaller
flowers than plants of the male parent selection. 2. Plants of the
new Catharanthus and the male parent selection differ in flower
color as plants of the male parent selection have pinkish
lavender-colored flowers.
Plants of the new Catharanthus can be compared to plants of
Catharanthus roseus `Suncatha 2439`, disclosed in a U.S. Plant
Patent application filed concurrently having application Ser. No.
14/545,153. Plants of the new Catharanthus differ primarily from
plants of `Suncatha 2439` in the following characteristics: 1.
Plants of the new Catharanthus and `Suncatha 2439` differ in flower
color as plants of `Suncatha 2439` have darker red purple-colored
flowers. 2. Flowers of plants of the new Catharanthus have a more
distinct eye zone than flowers of plants of `Suncatha 2439`.
Plants of the new Catharanthus can also be compared to plants of
the Catharanthus roseus `Sunnichi Tarepa`, disclosed in U.S. Plant
Pat. No. 25,110. In side-by-side comparisons, plants of the new
Catharanthus differed from plants of `Sunnichi Tarepa` in the
following characteristics: 1. Plants of the new Catharanthus were
broader than plants of `Sunnichi Tarepa`. 2. Plants of the new
Catharanthus had shorter internodes than plants of `Sunnichi
Tarepa`. 3. Plants of the new Catharanthus had smaller leaves than
plants of `Sunnichi Tarepa`. 4. Plants of the new Catharanthus had
smaller flowers than plants of `Sunnichi Tarepa`. 5. Flower color
of plants of the new Catharanthus was more reddish than flower
color of plants of `Sunnichi Tarepa`. 6. Plants of the new
Catharanthus had shorter peduncles than plants of `Sunnichi
Tarepa`.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS
The accompanying colored photographs illustrate the overall
appearance of the new Catharanthus plant showing the colors as true
as it is reasonably possible to obtain in colored reproductions of
this type. Colors in the photographs may differ slightly from the
color values cited in the detailed botanical description which
accurately describe the colors of the new Catharanthus plant.
The photograph at the top of the sheet comprises a side perspective
view of a typical flowering plant of `Suncatha 2460` grown in a
container.
The photograph at the bottom of the sheet comprises a close-up view
of a typical flowering plant of `Suncatha 2460`.
DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
The aforementioned photographs and following observations,
measurements and values describe plants grown during the late
summer in 15-cm containers in an outdoor nursery in Higashiomi,
Shiga, Japan and under cultural practices typical of commercial
production. During the production of the plants, day temperatures
averaged 25.degree. C. and night temperatures averaged 15.degree.
C. Plants were four months old when the description and photographs
were taken. In the following description, color references are made
to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, 2007 Edition,
except where general terms of ordinary dictionary significance are
used. Botanical classification: Catharanthus roseus `Suncatha
2460`. Parentage: Female, or seed, parent.--Proprietary selection
of Catharanthus roseus identified as code designation FS22-9, not
patented. Male, or pollen, parent.--Proprietary selection of
Catharanthus roseus identified as code designation CL, not
patented. Propagation: Type.--By vegetative cuttings. Time to
initiate roots, summer.--About two weeks at temperatures about
30.degree. C. Time to initiate roots, winter.--About three weeks at
temperatures about 25.degree. C. Time to produce a rooted young
plant, summer.--About five weeks at temperatures about 30.degree.
C. Time to produce a rooted young plant, winter.--About six weeks
at temperatures about 25.degree. C. Root description.--Fibrous;
white in color. Rooting habit.--Freely branching; medium density.
Plant description: Plant and growth habit.--Upright to outwardly
spreading and mounding plant habit; freely branching habit, about
four basal branches each with about ten secondary branches
developing per plant; vigorous growth habit. Plant height.--About
35.3 cm. Plant diameter.--About 56 cm. Lateral branch description:
Length.--About 29 cm. Diameter.--About 3.4 mm. Internode
length.--About 11.8 mm. Strength.--Strong. Aspect.--Upright to
outwardly. Texture.--Pubescent. Color.--Close to 144D. Leaf
description: Arrangement.--Opposite, simple. Length.--About 2.8 cm.
Width.--About 1 cm. Shape.--Oblong. Apex.--Acute. Base.--Obtuse.
Margin.--Entire. Texture, upper surface.--Smooth, glabrous.
Texture, lower surface.--Pubescent. Venation pattern.--Pinnate;
reticulate. Color.--Developing leaves, upper surface: Close to
137C. Developing leaves, lower surface: Close to 137D. Fully
expanded leaves, upper surface: Close to 137B; venation, close to
144B. Fully expanded leaves, lower surface: Close to 137C;
venation, close to 144D. Petioles.--Length: About 5.8 mm. Diameter:
About 1 mm. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Pubescent. Color,
upper and lower surfaces: Close to 144D. Flower description: Flower
arrangement and habit.--Single salverform flowers arising from
upper leaf axils; freely flowering habit with numerous flowers
developing per plant; flowers face mostly upright. Fragrance.--None
detected. Flowering habit.--Plants begin flowering about two to
three weeks after planting; long flowering period, in the garden,
plants flower continuously from the early summer to late autumn in
Japan. Flower longevity.--Individual flowers last about two to
three days on the plant; flowers not persistent. Flower
buds.--Length: About 2.4 cm. Diameter: About 2.7 mm. Shape:
Cylindrical. Color: Close to 68C. Flower diameter.--About 2.6 cm.
Flower length (depth).--About 2.1 cm. Diameter of eye zone.--About
2.6 mm. Tube length.--About 1.8 cm. Tube diameter, at the
base.--About 1.2 mm. Corolla.--Arrangement: Five petals in a single
whorl fused at the base into a tube. Petal length from throat:
About 1.3 cm. Petal width: About 5.7 mm. Petal shape: Oblanceolate.
Petal apex: Acute. Petal margin: Entire. Petal texture, upper and
lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous. Throat texture: Smooth, glabrous.
Tube texture: Smooth, glabrous. Color: Petal, when opening, upper
surface: Close to N57A. Petal, when opening, lower surface: Close
to 68C. Petal, fully opened, upper surface: Close to 58B; color
does not fade with development. Petal, fully opened, lower surface:
Close to 68D; color does not fade with development. Eye zone: Close
to 4B. Throat: Close to 151B. Tube: Close to 146D tinged with close
to 182B. Calyx.--Arrangement: Star-shaped tubular calyx with five
sepals fused towards the base. Sepal length: About 1.3 mm. Sepal
width: About 0.9 mm. Sepal shape: Lanceolate to narrowly deltoid.
Sepal apex: Acute. Sepal margin: Entire. Sepal texture, upper and
lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous. Color, immature and mature, upper
surface: Close to 144A. Color, immature and mature, lower surface:
Close to 144A. Peduncles.--Length: About 1.6 mm. Diameter: About
0.8 mm. Angle: Upright to outwardly. Strength: Strong. Texture:
Smooth, glabrous. Color: Close to 144C. Reproductive
organs.--Stamens: Quantity per flower: Five. Stamen length: About
1.5 mm. Anther shape: Narrowly elliptic. Anther size: About 1.3 mm
by 0.3 mm. Anther color: Close to 157D. Pollen amount: Scarce.
Pollen color: Close to NN155D. Pistils: Quantity per flower: One.
Pistil length: About 1.5 cm. Style color: Close to 145C. Stigma
shape: Transversely ellipsoidal. Stigma color: Close to 145A. Ovary
color: Close to 144A. Seeds and fruits.--Seed and fruit development
have not been observed on plants of the new Catharanthus. Garden
performance: Plants of the new Catharanthus have been observed to
have good garden performance and to tolerate wind, rain and
temperatures ranging from about 5.degree. C. to about 35.degree. C.
to 40.degree. C. Pathogen & pest resistance: Plants of the new
Catharanthus have not been observed to be resistant to pathogens
and pests common to Catharanthus plants.
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