Tutcheria virgata

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Tutcheria virgata

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Theaceae
Genus:	Tutcheria
Species:	T. virgata
Binomial name
*Tutcheria virgata* (Koidz.) Nakai
Synonyms
Pyrenaria microcarpa var. microcarpa (Dunn) H. Keng

Tutcheria virgata (syn. Pyrenaria microcarpa) is an evergreen plant in the genus Tutcheria belonging to the Theaceae family.

Description

Leaves and fruit of Tutcheria virgata

Tutcheria virgata is a shrub or medium-sized tree reaching a height of approximately 1–15 metres (3 ft 3 in–49 ft 3 in). Leaves are dark green, leathery, elliptic, obovate or oblong-lanceolate, margin serrate, about 8–13 centimetres (3.1–5.1 in) long. Flowers are axillary, solitary, with five white petals, about 2–2.5 centimetres (0.79–0.98 in) in diameter. Fuits are ovoid or globose capsules about1.5–2 centimetres (0.59–0.79 in) long, with three chestnut brown seeds per locule. Flowering period extends from April through July, while the fruits ripe from Augusy up to November.

Distribution and Habitat

This plant is native to China and it is also present in Japan (Ryukyu Islands) and in Vietnam. It grows in mountain forests or along streams, at an elevation of about 300–1,000 metres (980–3,280 ft) above sea level.

References

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