Biology:Styrax hemsleyanus

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Styrax hemsleyanus
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S. hemsleyanus, Curtis's Botanical Magazine
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Styracaceae
Genus: Styrax
Species:
S. hemsleyanus
Binomial name
Styrax hemsleyanus
Diels

Styrax hemsleyanus (老鸹铃),[1] the Hemsley snowball, is a species of flowering plant in the family Styracaceae, native to central China. Growing to 12 m (39 ft) tall[2] by 5 m (16 ft) broad, it is a conical deciduous tree with large rounded leaves, 12 cm (5 in) long, and clusters of cup-shaped flowers in early summer.[3][4]

The plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5][6]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1074216 entry