Vasilis Teodoridis:
Hamamelidaceae | Loropetalum
3. Loropetalum chinense (R. Brown) Oliver; Trans. Linn. Soc. London; Bot. 23: 459. 1862.
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Hamamelis chinensis R. Brown in G. F. Abel; Narr. Journey China; App. B; 375. 1818.
Shrubs or small trees; 1–3 m tall; much branched; branchlets stellately pubescent. Stipules triangular-lanceolate or obovate; 3–5 x 1.5–2 mm; stellately pubescent; petiole 0.2–0.5 cm; stellately pubescent; leaf blade ovate; elliptic or; rarely; obovate; 2–6.5 x 1–3 cm; discolorous; abaxially densely stellately pubescent; adaxially sparsely pubescent or stellately pubescent when young; glabrescent; base asymmetrical; rounded or cuneate; margin ± entire; apex acute or shortly acuminate; lateral veins 4–8 on each side; abaxially prominent. Inflorescence a short raceme or nearly capitate; terminal; mostly on short lateral branches; 3–16-flowered; peduncle 0.8–1 cm; stellately pubescent; bracts linear or lanceolate; 2–4.5 mm. Flowers shortly pedicellate; open before leaves appear. Floral cup cupular; stellately pubescent; 1.2–1.5 mm. Sepals ovate; 2–3 mm. Petals 4(–6); white; pale yellow or red; 1–2 cm; apex obtuse or rounded. Stamens 4 or 5; filaments very short; connective elongated into a horn; 0.4–0.5 mm; anthers ovoid; 0.5–0.6 mm; staminodes 4–6; scalelike; alternate with stamens. Ovary inferior; stellately pubescent; styles ca. 1 mm. Persistent floral cup 2/3–4/5 as long as capsule; capsules ovoid or obovoid-globose; 7–8 x 6–7 mm; stellately tomentose; hairs brown; apex rounded; adnate to floral cup for 2/3–3/4 of their length. Seeds ovoid-globose or ellipsoid; 4–7 x 3.5–4 mm. Fl. Mar–Apr; fr. May–Jul.
Forests; thickets; sunny hills; 1000--1200 m. Anhui; Fujian; Guangdong; Guangxi; Guizhou; Hubei; Hunan; Jiangsu; Jiangxi; Sichuan; Yunnan; Zhejiang [E and N India; Japan].
This species is widely cultivated in China.
Two varieties occur in China; the present authors have seen no specimens of the recently published var. coloratum C. Q. Huang (Bull. Bot. Res.; Harbin 21: 508. 2001).
Vasilis Teodoridis:
Hamamelidaceae | Loropetalum
3. Loropetalum chinense (R. Brown) Oliver; Trans. Linn. Soc. London; Bot. 23: 459. 1862.
??? ji mu
Hamamelis chinensis R. Brown in G. F. Abel; Narr. Journey China; App. B; 375. 1818.
Shrubs or small trees; 1–3 m tall; much branched; branchlets stellately pubescent. Stipules triangular-lanceolate or obovate; 3–5 x 1.5–2 mm; stellately pubescent; petiole 0.2–0.5 cm; stellately pubescent; leaf blade ovate; elliptic or; rarely; obovate; 2–6.5 x 1–3 cm; discolorous; abaxially densely stellately pubescent; adaxially sparsely pubescent or stellately pubescent when young; glabrescent; base asymmetrical; rounded or cuneate; margin ± entire; apex acute or shortly acuminate; lateral veins 4–8 on each side; abaxially prominent. Inflorescence a short raceme or nearly capitate; terminal; mostly on short lateral branches; 3–16-flowered; peduncle 0.8–1 cm; stellately pubescent; bracts linear or lanceolate; 2–4.5 mm. Flowers shortly pedicellate; open before leaves appear. Floral cup cupular; stellately pubescent; 1.2–1.5 mm. Sepals ovate; 2–3 mm. Petals 4(–6); white; pale yellow or red; 1–2 cm; apex obtuse or rounded. Stamens 4 or 5; filaments very short; connective elongated into a horn; 0.4–0.5 mm; anthers ovoid; 0.5–0.6 mm; staminodes 4–6; scalelike; alternate with stamens. Ovary inferior; stellately pubescent; styles ca. 1 mm. Persistent floral cup 2/3–4/5 as long as capsule; capsules ovoid or obovoid-globose; 7–8 x 6–7 mm; stellately tomentose; hairs brown; apex rounded; adnate to floral cup for 2/3–3/4 of their length. Seeds ovoid-globose or ellipsoid; 4–7 x 3.5–4 mm. Fl. Mar–Apr; fr. May–Jul.
Forests; thickets; sunny hills; 1000--1200 m. Anhui; Fujian; Guangdong; Guangxi; Guizhou; Hubei; Hunan; Jiangsu; Jiangxi; Sichuan; Yunnan; Zhejiang [E and N India; Japan].
This species is widely cultivated in China.
Two varieties occur in China; the present authors have seen no specimens of the recently published var. coloratum C. Q. Huang (Bull. Bot. Res.; Harbin 21: 508. 2001).
Vasilis Teodoridis:
Hamamelidaceae | Loropetalum
3. Loropetalum chinense (R. Brown) Oliver; Trans. Linn. Soc. London; Bot. 23: 459. 1862.
??? ji mu
Hamamelis chinensis R. Brown in G. F. Abel; Narr. Journey China; App. B; 375. 1818.
Shrubs or small trees; 1–3 m tall; much branched; branchlets stellately pubescent. Stipules triangular-lanceolate or obovate; 3–5 x 1.5–2 mm; stellately pubescent; petiole 0.2–0.5 cm; stellately pubescent; leaf blade ovate; elliptic or; rarely; obovate; 2–6.5 x 1–3 cm; discolorous; abaxially densely stellately pubescent; adaxially sparsely pubescent or stellately pubescent when young; glabrescent; base asymmetrical; rounded or cuneate; margin ± entire; apex acute or shortly acuminate; lateral veins 4–8 on each side; abaxially prominent. Inflorescence a short raceme or nearly capitate; terminal; mostly on short lateral branches; 3–16-flowered; peduncle 0.8–1 cm; stellately pubescent; bracts linear or lanceolate; 2–4.5 mm. Flowers shortly pedicellate; open before leaves appear. Floral cup cupular; stellately pubescent; 1.2–1.5 mm. Sepals ovate; 2–3 mm. Petals 4(–6); white; pale yellow or red; 1–2 cm; apex obtuse or rounded. Stamens 4 or 5; filaments very short; connective elongated into a horn; 0.4–0.5 mm; anthers ovoid; 0.5–0.6 mm; staminodes 4–6; scalelike; alternate with stamens. Ovary inferior; stellately pubescent; styles ca. 1 mm. Persistent floral cup 2/3–4/5 as long as capsule; capsules ovoid or obovoid-globose; 7–8 x 6–7 mm; stellately tomentose; hairs brown; apex rounded; adnate to floral cup for 2/3–3/4 of their length. Seeds ovoid-globose or ellipsoid; 4–7 x 3.5–4 mm. Fl. Mar–Apr; fr. May–Jul.
Forests; thickets; sunny hills; 1000--1200 m. Anhui; Fujian; Guangdong; Guangxi; Guizhou; Hubei; Hunan; Jiangsu; Jiangxi; Sichuan; Yunnan; Zhejiang [E and N India; Japan].
This species is widely cultivated in China.
Two varieties occur in China; the present authors have seen no specimens of the recently published var. coloratum C. Q. Huang (Bull. Bot. Res.; Harbin 21: 508. 2001).