Halesia diptera
| Halesia diptera | |
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| Halesia diptera | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Styracaceae |
| Genus: | Halesia |
| Species: | H. diptera |
| Binomial name | |
| Halesia diptera J.Ellis | |
Halesia diptera (two-winged silverbell or two-winged snowdrop tree) is a species in the family Styracaceae, native to the southeastern United States from South Carolina and Florida west to eastern Texas.[1]
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Halesia diptera
It is a large shrub or small tree reaching 4-8 m tall. The leaves are deciduous, 6-12 cm long and 4-7 cm broad. The flowers are white, 2-2.5 cm long, produced in clusters of 3-6 together. The fruit is a dry (non-fleshy) drupe with two wings down the sides; this distinguishes it from the other species of Halesia, which have four wings on the fruit.[2]
There are two varieties:[1]
- Halesia diptera var. diptera
- Halesia diptera var. magniflora R.K.Godfrey
Halesia diptera is cultivated as an ornamental tree.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Germplasm Resources Information Network: Halesia diptera
- ↑ Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.
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