U.S. patent number PP34,417 [Application Number 17/571,473] was granted by the patent office on 2022-07-12 for mandevilla plant named `sunpa 0931`.
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 |
PP34,417 |
Yamada |
July 12, 2022 |
Mandevilla plant named `Sunpa 0931`
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Mandevilla plant named `Sunpa
0931`, characterized by its upright to outwardly spreading plant
habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; early and
freely flowering habit; long flowering period; and medium-sized
yellow-colored flowers with orange-colored centers.
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: |
82323597 |
Appl.
No.: |
17/571,473 |
Filed: |
January 8, 2022 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
PLT/232 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A01H
6/088 (20180501) |
Current International
Class: |
A01H
5/02 (20180101); A01H 6/08 (20180101) |
Field of
Search: |
;PLT/232 |
Primary Examiner: Robinson; Keith O.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Whealy; C. Anne
Claims
It is claimed:
1. A new and distinct Mandevilla plant named `Sunpa 0931` as
illustrated and described.
Description
Botanical designation: Mandevilla hybrida.
Cultivar denomination: `SUNPA 0931`.
STATEMENT REGARDING PRIOR DISCLOSURES BY THE INVENTOR/APPLICANT
& ASSIGNEE
The Inventor/Applicant and Assignee assert that no publications nor
advertisements relating to sales, offers for sale or public
distribution occurred more than one year prior to the effective
filing date of this application. Any information about the claimed
plant would have been obtained from a direct or indirect disclosure
from the Inventor/Applicant and/or Assignee. Inventor/Applicant and
Assignee claim a prior art exception under 35 U.S.C. 102(b)(1) for
disclosure and/or sales prior to the filing date but less than one
year prior to the effective filing date.
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 0931`.
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 upright and
freely branching Mandevilla plants with freely flowering habit and
attractive flowers.
The new Mandevilla plant originated from a cross-pollination
conducted by the Inventor in Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan in May, 2015
of a proprietary selection of Mandevilla hybrida identified as code
number 13M267-1, not patented, as the female, or seed parent with a
proprietary selection of Mandevilla hybrida identified as code
number 13M274-1, not patented, 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
cross-pollination in a controlled greenhouse environment in
Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan in September, 2016.
Asexual reproduction of the new Mandevilla plant by terminal
vegetative cuttings in Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan since March, 2017
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 0931`. These
characteristics in combination distinguish `Sunpa 0931` as a new
and distinct Mandevilla plant: 1. Upright to outwardly spreading
plant habit. 2. Vigorous growth habit. 3. Freely branching habit.
4. Early and freely flowering habit. 5. Long flowering period. 6.
Medium-sized yellow-colored flowers with orange-colored
centers.
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 flower
color as plants of the new Mandevilla have darker yellow-colored
flowers than plants of the female parent selection. In addition,
plants of the new Mandevilla have larger flowers than plants of the
female parent selection.
Plants of the new Mandevilla can be compared to plants of the male
parent selection. Plants of the new Mandevilla differ primarily
from plants of the male parent selection in flower color as plants
of the new Mandevilla have brighter yellow-colored flowers than
plants of the male parent selection. In addition, plants of the new
Mandevilla have larger flowers than plants of the male parent
selection.
Plants of the new Mandevilla can be compared to plants of the
Mandevilla hybrida `Sunpa 2671`, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No.
31,661. In side-by-side comparisons, plants of the new Mandevilla
differ from plants of `Sunpa 2671` in the following
characteristics: 1. Plants of the new Mandevilla have shorter
internodes than plants of `Sunpa 2671`. 2. Leaves of plants of the
new Mandevilla are decussate whereas leaves of plants of `Sunpa
2671` are opposite. 3. Leaves and leaf petioles of plants of the
new Mandevilla are darker green in color than leaves and leaf
petioles of plants of `Sunpa 2671`. 4. Petals of plants of the new
Mandevilla are not imbricate whereas petals of plants of `Sunpa
2671` are imbricate. 5. Plants of the new Mandevilla have shorter
peduncles than plants of `Sunpa 2671`.
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 (FIG. 1) is a side
perspective view of a typical flowering plant of `Sunpa 0931` grown
in a container.
The photograph at the bottom of the sheet (FIG. 2) is a close-up
view of a typical flower of `Sunpa 0931`.
DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
The aforementioned photographs and following observations,
measurements and values describe plants grown during the late
summer in 18-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, 2015 Edition, except where general terms of ordinary
dictionary significance are used. Botanical classification:
Mandevilla hybrida `Sunpa 0931`. Parentage: Female, or seed,
parent.--Proprietary selection of Mandevilla hybrida identified as
code number 13M267-1, not patented. Male, or pollen,
parent.--Proprietary selection of Mandevilla hybrida identified as
code number 13M274-1, 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.--Upright to outwardly spreading plant habit;
vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit with about six
primary lateral branches; suitable for hanging baskets and garden
plantings. Plant height.--About 35 cm. Plant diameter.--About 50
cm. Lateral branch description.--Length: About 20.6 cm. Diameter:
About 2.8 mm. Internode length: About 1.3 cm. Strength: Strong,
flexible. Texture: Smooth, glabrous. Color, developing: Close to
138A. Color, fully developed: Darker green than 148A. Leaf
description: Arrangement and quantity.--Decussate, simple; about 20
leaves per lateral branch. Length.--About 7 cm. Width.--About 3.1
cm. Shape.--Oblong. Apex.--Acuminate. Base.--Cordate.
Margin.--Entire; not undulate to slightly undulate. Texture and
luster, upper and lower surfaces.--Smooth, glabrous; glossy.
Venation pattern.--Pinnate, reticulate. Color.--Developing leaves,
upper surface: Close to 144A. Developing leaves, lower surface:
Close to 146C. Fully expanded leaves, upper surface: Close to
NN137A; venation, close to NN137C. Fully expanded leaves, lower
surface: Close to 138A; venation, close to 137D. Petioles.--Length:
About 8 mm. Diameter: About 1.7 mm. Texture, upper and lower
surfaces: Smooth, glabrous. Color, upper and lower surfaces: Close
to 146A. Flower description: Flower type and habit.--Single
salverform flowers; flowers face upright to outwardly; freely
flowering habit with about four to six flowers per axil and about
42 flowers developing per plant. Natural flowering season.--Early
flowering habit, plants begin flowering about six weeks after
planting rooted cuttings; long flowering period, plants flower
continuously from 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
5 cm. Diameter: About 9.7 mm. Shape: Rhombic. Color: Proximally,
close to 149C and distally, close to 8B and 40C.
Flowers.--Appearance: Salverform; flared trumpet, corolla fused and
five-parted; flowers roughly star-shaped. Diameter: About 6.9 cm.
Depth (length): About 3.5 cm. Throat diameter: About 1.1 cm. Tube
length: About 1.3 cm. Tube diameter, proximally: About 2.8 mm.
Corolla.--Quantity and arrangement: Five petals arranged in a
single whorl and fused towards the base into an elongated tube;
petal lobes not imbricate. Petal lobe length: About 3.2 cm. Petal
lobe width: About 2.5 cm. Petal lobe shape: Spatulate,
asymmetrical. Petal lobe apex: Acuminate. Petal lobe margin:
Entire; slightly undulate; not recurved. Petal lobe texture and
luster, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous; velvety; matte.
Throat texture: Smooth, glabrous. Tube texture: Smooth, glabrous.
Color: Petal lobe, when opening, upper surface: Close to 10C. Petal
lobe, when opening, lower surface: Close to 11B. Petal lobe, fully
opened, upper surface: Close to 10C tinged with close to 35D;
venation, similar to lamina; color does not change with subsequent
development. Petal lobe, fully opened, lower surface: Close to 11B
tinged with close to 35B; venation, similar to lamina; color does
not change with subsequent development. Throat: Proximally, close
to 17B and distally, close to 17B tinged with close to N25B. Tube:
Close to 13C and distally, close to N144A. Calyx.--Quantity and
arrangement: Five sepals arranged in a single whorl, fused at the
base; calyx, star-shaped. Sepal length: About 3.7 mm. Sepal width:
About 1.9 mm. Sepal shape: Lanceolate. Sepal apex: Acute. Sepal
margin: Entire. Sepal texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth,
glabrous. Sepal color, upper surface: Close to 144A; towards the
apex, close to 60B. Sepal color, lower surface: Proximally, close
to 144B and distally, close to 144C variably tinged with close to
60B. Peduncles.--Length: About 3 cm. Diameter: About 2 mm. Texture:
Smooth, glabrous. Aspect: Mostly upright to outwardly. Color: Close
to 137B. Pedicels.--Length: About 1 cm. Diameter: About 1.9 mm.
Texture: Smooth, glabrous. Aspect: Upright to outwardly. Color:
Close to 142A variably tinged with close to 63A. Reproductive
organs.--Stamens: Quantity and arrangement: Typically five;
filaments fused to corolla; anthers, connivent. Anther size: About
1.7 mm by 7.8 mm. Anther shape: Lanceolate. Anther color: Close to
13A. Pollen amount: If present, sparse. Pistils: Quantity:
Typically one. Pistil length: About 1.9 cm. Style color: Close to
145D. Stigma shape: Conical. Stigma color: Close to 144B. Ovary
color: Close to 145A. Seeds and fruits.--To date, seed and fruit
production have not been observed on plants of the new Mandevilla.
Pathogen & 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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