Biology:Stewartia sinensis
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Theaceae |
| Genus: | Stewartia |
| Species: | S. sinensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Stewartia sinensis Rehder & E.H.Wilson
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Stewartia sinensis, the Chinese stewartia,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the camellia family Theaceae, native to central and eastern China. It is typically a small deciduous tree, growing to about 9 m (30 ft) tall.[2] In its native forests, S. sinensis has been known to achieve a maximum height of 20 m (66 ft) tall by 7 m (23 ft) broad.[3]
In the UK Stewartia sinensis has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[1][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "RHS Plantfinder - Stewartia sinensis". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/17798/i-Stewartia-sinensis-i/Details. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ↑ "Stewartia sinensis". Flora of China. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242350563.
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. pp. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental". Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 99. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q11836368 entry
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