Loropetalum

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]

Loropetalum
Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Core eudicots
Order:
Saxifragales
Family:
Hamamelidaceae
Genus:
Loropetalum

Type species
Loropetalum chinense
(R.Brown) Oliver[1]
Species
Synonyms[2]
Loropetalum (May be a 'Crimson Fire Loropetalum')

Description

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

Loropetalum is placed in tribe Loropetaleae, subfamily Hamamelidoideae, family Hamamelidaceae of the Saxifragales.[1][3]

Etymology

The name Loropetalum refers to the shape of the flowers and comes from the Greek loron meaning strap and petalon meaning petal.

Species

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
  1. Averyanov et al 2018.
  2. Zhang et al 2004.
  3. Li & Bogle 2001.

Bibliography
  • 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.
  • 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Zhi-Yun Zhang, Hongda Zhang, and Peter K. Endress (2004), "Loropetalum R. Brown in G. F. Abel, Narr. Journey China, App. B. 375. 1818", Flora of ChinaCS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  • San Marcos Growers: Loropetalum
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