Exochorda

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Exochorda
Exochorda racemosa
Exochorda racemosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Subfamily: Spiraeoideae
Genus: Exochorda Lindl.
Species

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Exochorda is a small genus of four species of flowering plants in the family Rosaceae, native to China and central Asia (Turkestan).

They are deciduous shrubs growing to 2-4 m tall. The leaves are paddle-shaped oval, 3-9 cm long, with an entire or bluntly serrated margin. The flowers are white, with five petals, produced in spring on the ends of the branches. The fruit is a dry follicle which splits apart to release the flattened seeds.

Species
  • Exochorda giraldii. China.
  • Exochorda korolkowii. Turkestan.
  • Exochorda racemosa. China.
  • Exochorda serratifolia. China.

[edit] References

  • Flora of China: Exochorda
  • Huxley, A. (1992). The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening 2: 274. Macmillan.
  • Trees & Shrubs, Botanica, 1999, pg. 373.
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