- Halesia tetraptera
Taxobox
name = Carolina silverbell
image_width = 240px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Ericales
familia =Styracaceae
genus = "Halesia "
species = "H. diptera"
binomial = "Halesia tetraptera"
binomial_authority = J.Ellis"Halesia tetraptera" (Common SilverbellKY State Nature Preserves Commission: [http://eppcapps.ky.gov/nprareplants/details.aspx?species=Halesia+tetraptera "Halesia tetraptera"] ] or Carolina Silverbell;
syn. "Halesia carolina" auct. non L.Germplasm Resources Information Network: [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?318118 "Halesia tetraptera"] ] ) is a species in the familyStyracaceae , native to the southeasternUnited States .It is a small
deciduous tree growing to 10 m tall. The leaves are ovate to lanceolate, 5–16 cm long and 4–7 cm broad. Theflower s are 1–2.5 cm long, with a four-lobed white corolla. Thefruit is a drydrupe 4 cm long, with four wings running along its length.Huxley, A., ed. (1992). "New RHS Dictionary of Gardening". Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.] Biohttp://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/species/hate3.htm "Halesia tetraptera"] ]
Some botanists treat "
Halesia monticola " as a variety of "H. tetraptera".Germplasm Resources Information Network: [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?318120 "Halesia tetraptera" var. "monticola"] ] This taxon is much larger, up to 20–39 m tall, with larger leaves up to 20 cm long and flowers up to 3 cm long.Rushforth, K. (1999). "Trees of Britain and Europe". Collins ISBN 0-00-220013-9.]It is cultivated as an
ornamental tree .References
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