Distylium

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iDistylium

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Saxifragales
Family:	Hamamelidaceae
Genus:	Distylium Siebold & Zucc.

Species

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Distylium (Winter-hazel) is a genus of about 18 species of evergreen shrubs and trees in the witch hazel family Hamamelidaceae, native to eastern and southeastern Asia.

Selected species

Distylium buxifolium - China
Distylium chinense - China
Distylium chungii - China
Distylium cuspidatum - China
Distylium dunnianum - China
Distylium elaeagnoides - China
Distylium gracile - China
Distylium macrophyllum - China
Distylium myricoides - China
Distylium pingpienense - China
Distylium racemosum - tree up to 20m; China, Korea, Japan (Ryūkyū Islands), Taiwan
Distylium tsiangii - China