Chimonanthus nitens

Chimonanthus nitens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Calycanthaceae
Genus: Chimonanthus
Species: C. nitens
Binomial name
Chimonanthus nitens
Oliv. (1887)
Synonyms

Meratia nitens (Oliv.) Rehder & E.H. Wilson
Calycanthus nitens (Oliv.) Rehder
Sources: IPNI,[1] CPN[2] MBG[3]

Chimonanthus nitens is a species of the genus of wintersweets Chimonanthus and member of the family Calycanthaceae (syn. Meratia nitens (Oliver) Rehder & Wilson; C. campanulatus R.H.Chang & C.S.Ding; C. grammatus M.C.Liu; C. zhejangensis M.C.Liu).

Description

An evergreen shrub that grows up to 6 m tall, with leaves 2–18 cm long and 1.5–8 cm broad, and white to yellow flowers that appear in winter and are only slightly scented if at all.

Distribution

Native
Palearctic
China: Anhui, Fujian, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Zhejiang.

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References

  1. ↑ International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). "Plant Name Search Results" (HTML). International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
  2. ↑ "Chinese Plant Names" (HTML). Retrieved 2008-06-02.
  3. ↑ "Chimonanthus nitens Oliv." (HTML). Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
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