Chimonanthus
Sign in to saveChimonanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Calycanthaceae, native to China, but is also cultivated elsewhere in Asia, including Iran. The genus includes three to six species depending on taxonomic interpretation; six are accepted by the Flora of China. The name means winter flower in Greek.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLaurales
- FamilyCalycanthaceae
Chimonanthus praecox. Chimonanthus es un género con catorce especies de plantas perteneciente a la familia Calycanthaceae. Descripción Son arbustos caducifolios o perennes que alcanzan los 2–13 m de altura. Las hojas son opuestas, enteras de 7–20 cm de longitud y 3–7 cm de ancho. Las flores son de 2–3 cm de ancho con numerosos tépalos de color amarillo o blanco; con fuerte aroma que se producen en la primavera temprana antes de que se desarrollen las nuevas hojas. El fruto es una cápsula seca elíptica de 3–4 cm de longitud. Especies seleccionadas Chimonanthus campanulatus Chimonanthus caespitosus Chimonanthus fragrans Chimonanthus grammatus Chimonanthus grandiflorus Chimonanthus luteus Chimonanthus nitens Chimonanthus parviflorus Chimonanthus praecox Chimonanthus salicifolius Chimonanthus smilacifolius Chimonanthus verus Chimonanthus yunnanensis Chimonanthus zhejiangensis Datos: Q2446990 Multimedia: Especies: Chimonanthus
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 26
- With media
- 14
- Family
- Calycanthaceae
- Collections
- MEL, CHRB, BRIT, MO, MU, VPI
- Recorded in
- China, United States, Philippines, Australia, Japan
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Encyclopedic overview
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Chimonanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Calycanthaceae, native to China, but is also cultivated elsewhere in Asia, including Iran. The genus includes three to six species depending on taxonomic interpretation; six are accepted by the Flora of China. The name means winter flower in Greek.
==Description== They are deciduous or evergreen shrubs growing to 2–13 m tall. The leaves are opposite, entire, 7–20 cm long and 3–7 cm broad. The flowers are 2–3 cm wide, with numerous spirally-arranged yellow or white tepals; they are strongly scented, and produced in late winter or early spring before the new leaves. The fruit is an elliptic dry capsule 3–4 cm long.
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