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Fortunearia
Sign in to saveFortunearia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Hamamelidaceae. It just contains one species, Fortunearia sinensis Rehder & E.H.Wilson, a shrub or tree native to southern and north-central China.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderSaxifragales
- FamilyHamamelidaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4
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- 4
- Family
- Hamamelidaceae
- Collections
- NHA
- Recorded in
- United States
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Hamamelidaceae
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- 牛鼻栓属
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- taxon name
- Fortunearia
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Fortunearia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Hamamelidaceae. It just contains one species, Fortunearia sinensis Rehder & E.H.Wilson, a shrub or tree native to southern and north-central China.
Its genus name is in honour of Robert Fortune (1812–1880), Scottish botanist, plant hunter and traveller in Asia, and the specific epithet sinensis means "from China".
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