Styrax hemsleyanus
Styrax hemsleyanus (老鸹铃),[1] the Hemsley snowball, is a species of flowering plant in the family Styracaceae, native to central China. Growing to 12 m (39 ft) tall[2] by 5 m (16 ft) broad, it is a conical deciduous tree with large rounded leaves, 12 cm (5 in) long, and clusters of cup-shaped flowers in early summer.[3][4]
| Styrax hemsleyanus | |
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| S. hemsleyanus, Curtis's Botanical Magazine | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Styracaceae |
| Genus: | Styrax |
| Species: | S. hemsleyanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Styrax hemsleyanus | |
The plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5][6]
References
- "Styrax hemsleyanus". Flora of China. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- Shumei Huang and James W. Grimes, "Styrax hemsleyanus Diels, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 29: 530. 1900", Flora of China, 15
- RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- "eFloras - Chinese plant names - Styrax hemsleyanus". Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- "RHS Plant Selector - Styrax hemsleyanus". Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 100. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
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