Loropetalum is a genus of four species of shrubs or small trees in the witch-hazel family, Hamamelidaceae, native to China, Japan, and south-eastern Asia.[2]
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| Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Hamamelidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Hamamelidoideae |
| Tribe: | Loropetaleae |
| Genus: | Loropetalum R.Br. ex Rchb.[1] |
| Type species | |
| Loropetalum chinense | |
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Description edit
Flowers are produced in clusters during spring and are similar to those of the closely related witch-hazel. Each flower consists of four to six (depending on species) slender strap shaped petals 1–2 cm long.
Taxonomy edit
Loropetalum is placed in tribe Loropetaleae, subfamily Hamamelidoideae, family Hamamelidaceae of the Saxifragales.[1][3]
Etymology edit
The name Loropetalum refers to the shape of the flowers and comes from the Greek loron meaning strap and petalon meaning petal.
Species edit
The species are:
- Loropetalum chinense - white-flowering variety up to 3.7 m tall, pink-flowering variety up to 1.5 m tall
- Loropetalum flavum - yellow flowers
- Loropetalum lanceum - up to 13 m tall, white flowers
- Loropetalum subcordatum - up to 12 m tall
References edit
- ^ a b c Averyanov et al 2018.
- ^ a b Zhang et al 2004.
- ^ Li & Bogle 2001.
Bibliography edit
- Averyanov, Leonid V.; Endress, Peter K.; Nguyen, Khang Sinh; Thai, Tran Huy; Maisak, Tatiana V.; Averyanova, Anna L.; Diep, Le Ngoc (28 December 2018). "Loropetalum flavum (Hamamelidaceae), a new species from northern Vietnam". Phytotaxa. 385 (2): 94. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.385.2.5. S2CID 92225639.
- Li, Jianhua; Bogle, A. Linn (2001). "A new suprageneric classification system of the Hamamelidoideae based on morphology and sequences of nuclear and chloroplast dna". Harvard Papers in Botany. 5 (2): 499–515. ISSN 1043-4534. JSTOR 41761618.
- Zhi-Yun Zhang; Hongda Zhang; Peter K. Endress (2004), "Loropetalum R. Brown in G. F. Abel, Narr. Journey China, App. B. 375. 1818", Flora of China
- San Marcos Growers: Loropetalum
External links edit
Data related to Loropetalum at Wikispecies
Media related to Loropetalum at Wikimedia Commons
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