U.S. patent number PP31,236 [Application Number 15/999,922] was granted by the patent office on 2019-12-17 for mandevilla plant named `sunpa 316`.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Suntory Flowers Limited. The grantee listed for this patent is Tomoya Misato, Masahiro Yamada. Invention is credited to Tomoya Misato, Masahiro Yamada.
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United States Patent |
PP31,236 |
Misato , et al. |
December 17, 2019 |
Mandevilla plant named `Sunpa 316`
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Mandevilla plant named `Sunpa
316`, characterized by its semi-climbing plant habit; vigorous
growth habit; freely branching habit; early and freely flowering
habit; long flowering period; and medium-sized bright red-colored
flowers with yellow orange-colored throats.
Inventors: |
Misato; Tomoya (Shiga,
JP), Yamada; Masahiro (Shiga, JP) |
Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Misato; Tomoya
Yamada; Masahiro |
Shiga
Shiga |
N/A
N/A |
JP
JP |
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Assignee: |
Suntory Flowers Limited (Tokyo,
JP)
|
Family
ID: |
68841268 |
Appl.
No.: |
15/999,922 |
Filed: |
September 4, 2018 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
PLT/232 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A01H
6/088 (20180501); A01H 5/02 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A01H
5/02 (20180101); A01H 6/08 (20180101) |
Field of
Search: |
;PLT/232 |
Primary Examiner: Grunberg; Anne Marie
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Whealy; C. A.
Claims
It is claimed:
1. A new and distinct Mandevilla plant named `Sunpa 316` as
illustrated and described.
Description
Botanical designation: Mandevilla hybrida.
Cultivar denomination: `SUNPA 316`.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of
Mandevilla plant, botanically known as Mandevilla hybrida and
hereinafter referred to by the name `Sunpa 316`.
The new Mandevilla plant is a product of a planned breeding program
conducted by the Inventor in Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan. The
objective of the breeding program is to create new vining and
freely branching Mandevilla plants with freely flowering habit and
attractive flowers.
The new Mandevilla plant originated from an open-pollination in
Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan in May, 2012 of a proprietary selection of
Mandevilla hybrida identified as code number 11MB22-3, not
patented, as the female, or seed parent with an unknown selection
of Mandevilla hybrida, as the male, or pollen, parent. The new
Mandevilla plant was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a
single flowering plant from within the progeny of the stated
open-pollination in a controlled greenhouse environment in
Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan in September, 2013.
Asexual reproduction of the new Mandevilla plant by terminal
vegetative cuttings in Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan since March, 2014
has shown that the unique features of this new Mandevilla plant are
stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Plants of the new Mandevilla 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 `Sunpa 316`. These
characteristics in combination distinguish `Sunpa 316` as a new and
distinct Mandevilla plant: 1. Semi-climbing plant habit. 2.
Vigorous growth habit. 3. Freely branching habit. 4. Early and
freely flowering habit. 5. Long flowering period. 6. Medium-sized
bright red-colored flowers with yellow orange-colored throats.
Plants of the new Mandevilla can be compared to plants of the
female parent selection. Plants of the new Mandevilla differ
primarily from plants of the female parent selection in the
following characteristics: 1. Plants of the new Mandevilla are
semi-climbing whereas plants of the female parent selection are
climbing. 2. Plants of the new Mandevilla and the female parent
selection differ in flower color as plants of the new Mandevilla
have bright red-colored flowers whereas plants of female parent
selection have rose pink-colored flowers.
Plants of the new Mandevilla can be compared to plants of the
Mandevilla amabilis X Mandevilla boliviensis `Sunmandecrim`,
disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 15,539. In side-by-side
comparisons, plants of the new Mandevilla differ from plants of
`Sunmandecrim` in the following characteristics: 1. Plants of the
new Mandevilla have shorter internodes than plants of
`Sunmandecrim`. 2. Leaves of plants of the new Mandevilla are
darker green in color than leaves of plants of `Sunmandecrim`. 3.
Plants of the new Mandevilla and `Sunmandecrim` differ in flower
color as plants of the new Mandevilla have bright red-colored
flowers whereas plants of `Sunmandecrim` have dark red-colored
flowers.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS
The accompanying colored photographs illustrate the overall
appearance of the new Mandevilla 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 actual colors of the new Mandevilla
plant.
The photograph at the top of the sheet comprises a side perspective
view of a typical flowering plant of `Sunpa 316` grown in a
container.
The photograph at the bottom of the sheet is a close-up view of a
typical flowering plant of `Sunpa 316`.
DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
The aforementioned photographs and following observations,
measurements and values describe plants grown during the summer in
15-cm containers in an outdoor nursery in Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan
and under cultural practices typical of commercial Mandevilla
production. During the production of the plants, day temperatures
averaged 25.degree. C. and night temperatures averaged 15.degree.
C. Plants were six months old when the photographs and detailed
description 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:
Mandevilla hybrida `Sunpa 316`. Parentage: Female, or seed,
parent.--Proprietary selection of Mandevilla hybrida identified as
code number 11MB22-3, not patented. Male, or pollen,
parent.--Unknown selection of Mandevilla hybrida, not patented.
Propagation: Type.--By terminal vegetative cuttings. Time to
initiate roots, summer and winter.--About two weeks at temperatures
about 23.degree. C. to 25.degree. C. Time to produce a rooted young
plant, summer and winter.--About five to six weeks at temperatures
about 23.degree. C. to 25.degree. C. Root description.--Fibrous;
typically light brown in color, actual color of the roots is
dependent on substrate composition, water quality, fertilizer type
and formulation, substrate temperature and physiological age of
roots. Rooting habit.--Freely branching; medium density. Plant
description: Plant and growth habit.--Semi-climbing plant habit;
vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit. Plant height (with
support).--About 134 cm. Lateral branch description.--Length: About
10 cm. Diameter: About 2.4 mm. Internode length: About 3.5 cm.
Strength: Strong, flexible. Texture: Smooth, glabrous. Color,
developing: Close to 144A; slightly tinged with close to N172D.
Color, fully developed: Close to 199A. Leaf description:
Arrangement.--Opposite, simple. Length.--About 6.5 cm.
Width.--About 3.8 cm. Shape.--Elliptic. Apex.--Acuminate.
Base.--Rounded. Margin.--Entire. Texture and luster, upper and
lower surfaces.--Densely pubescent; moderately glossy. Venation
pattern.--Pinnate, reticulate. Color.--Developing leaves, upper
surface: Close to between 143A and 144A. Developing leaves, lower
surface: Close to 147B to 147C. Fully expanded leaves, upper
surface: Close to NN137A; venation, close to 143C. Fully expanded
leaves, lower surface: Close to 147B; venation, close to 144D.
Petioles.--Length: About 1.4 cm. Diameter: About 1.6 mm. Texture,
upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous. Color, upper and lower
surfaces: Close to 144A. Flower description: Flower type and
habit.--Single salverform flowers arranged in axillary racemes;
flowers face mostly upright to outwardly; freely flowering habit
with about four to six flowers per inflorescence and about 55
flowers developing per plant. Natural flowering season.--Early
flowering habit, plants begin flowering about six weeks after
planting; long flowering period, plants flower continuously from
early summer until late autumn in Japan. Flower longevity on the
plant.--About seven to ten days; flowers not persistent.
Fragrance.--None detected. Flower buds.--Height: About 6.3 cm.
Diameter: About 1.1 cm. Shape: Rhombic. Color: Distally, close to
53B; mid-section, close to 145C; proximally, close to 145B tinged
with close to N34A. Flowers.--Appearance: Salverform; flared
trumpet, corolla fused and five-parted; flowers roughly
star-shaped. Diameter: About 7 cm. Depth (length): About 6.4 cm.
Throat diameter: About 1.7 cm. Tube length: About 2.2 cm. Tube
diameter, proximally: About 3.1 mm. Corolla.--Quantity and
arrangement: Five petals arranged in a single whorl and fused
towards the base into an elongated tube; petal lobes slightly
imbricate. Petal lobe length: About 2.9 cm. Petal lobe width: About
2.5 cm. Petal lobe shape: Obovate, moderately asymmetrical. Petal
lobe apex: Acute. Petal lobe margin: Entire; slightly undulate.
Petal lobe texture and luster, upper surface: Smooth, glabrous;
velvety; matte. Petal lobe texture and luster, lower surface:
Smooth, glabrous; glossy. Throat texture: Smooth, glabrous. Tube
texture: Smooth, glabrous. Color: Petal lobe, when opening and
fully opened, upper surface: Close to N45A; venation, close to
N45A; color does not change with development. Petal lobe, when
opening and fully opened, lower surface: Close to 185A;
longitudinal stripes, close to 55A; venation, close to N45A; color
does not change with development. Throat: Close to N45A and 23A;
proximally, close to 23A; venation, similar to lamina colors. Tube:
Distally, close to 53C; proximally, close to 145C. Calyx.--Quantity
and arrangement: Five sepals arranged in a single whorl, fused at
the base; calyx, star-shaped. Sepal length: About 7.3 mm. Sepal
width: About 2 mm. Sepal shape: Lanceolate. Sepal apex: Acuminate.
Sepal margin: Entire. Sepal texture, upper and lower surfaces:
Smooth, glabrous. Sepal color, upper surface: Distally, close to
145B; proximally, close to 145A. Sepal color, lower surface:
Distally, close to 145A; proximally, close to 145B; at the apex and
margins, close to N34C. Peduncles.--Length: About 5.2 cm. Diameter:
About 2.7 mm. Texture: Smooth, glabrous. Aspect: Upright to
outwardly. Color: Close to 146A. Pedicels.--Length: About 1.3 cm.
Diameter: About 2 mm. Texture: Smooth, glabrous. Aspect: Upright to
outwardly. Color: Close to 145A slightly overlain with close to
172B. Reproductive organs.--Stamens: Quantity and arrangement:
Typically five; filaments fused to corolla; anthers, connivent.
Anther shape: Lanceolate. Anther size: About 1.8 mm by 9.9 mm.
Anther color: Close to 160B. Pollen amount: None observed. Pistils:
Quantity: Typically one. Pistil length: About 2.5 cm. Style color:
Close to 145D. Stigma shape: Globose. Stigma color: Close to 4C.
Ovary color: Close to 145B. Seeds and fruits.--To date, seed and
fruit production have not been observed on plants of the new
Mandevilla. Disease & pest resistance: To date, plants of the
new Mandevilla have not been noted to be resistant to pathogens and
pests common to Mandevilla plants. Garden performance: Plants of
the new Mandevilla have been observed to tolerate wind, rain and
temperatures ranging from about 4.degree. C. to about 30.degree.
C.
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