Biology:Cotinus obovatus
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| Cotinus obovatus at Aarhus Botanical Gardens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Genus: | Cotinus |
| Species: | C. obovatus
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| Cotinus obovatus Raf.
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| Natural range of Cotinus obovatus | |
Cotinus obovatus syn. C. americanus, the American smoketree,[2] chittamwood or American smokewood, is a rare species of flowering plant in the genus Cotinus of the family Anacardiaceae, native to scattered locations in Oklahoma, Texas , Arkansas, Missouri, Alabama and Tennessee . It is a deciduous, conical shrub growing to 10 m (33 ft) tall by 8 m (26 ft) broad, with oval leaves up to 12 cm (5 in) long. It produces panicles of pink-grey flowers in summer, and its foliage turns a brilliant scarlet in autumn; considered by many to be the most intense fall color of any tree. The smokey effect derives from the clusters of hairs on the spent flower stalks.[3] It is highly sought after and cultivated in botanical gardens worldwide.[4][5] It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.[6]
The Latin specific epithet obovatus means "in the shape of an inverted egg", and refers to the broadly oval shape of the leaves. The heartwood is a bright yellow. The species does not appear to be in danger of facing extinction in the wild.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (2020). "Cotinus obovatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T152909726A152909728. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T152909726A152909728.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/152909726/152909728. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ "Cotinus obovatus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=COOB2.
- ↑ "Cotinus obovatus". Missouri Botanical Garden. https://www.google.co.uk/#gs_rn=21&gs_ri=psy-ab&tok=Iw4uCohfXdVsv_7oW09yOA&cp=9&gs_id=9r&xhr=t&q=cotinus+obovatus&es_nrs=true&pf=p&output=search&sclient=psy-ab&oq=cotinus+o&gs_l=&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.49478099,d.d2k&fp=c5ee7dc011f0860c&biw=1024&bih=610.
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. pp. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Cotinus obovatus". http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=561.
- ↑ Tripp, Kim E. (1994). "Considering Cotinus". Arnoldia: 21–30. http://www.arnoldia.arboretum.harvard.edu/pdf/articles/911.pdf.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5175390 entry
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