Symphoricarpos sinensis is an uncommon Chinese species of shrubs in the honeysuckle family. It has been found in the Provinces of Gansu, Guangxi, Hubei, Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Yunnan in central and southern China.[1]
Symphoricarpos sinensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Dipsacales |
Family: | Caprifoliaceae |
Genus: | Symphoricarpos |
Species: | S. sinensis
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Binomial name | |
Symphoricarpos sinensis Rehder 1911
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Habitat and range
editSymphoricarpos sinensis is an erect shrub up to 250 cm (8 1/3 feet) tall. It has 3 to 6 pairs of white, bell-shaped flowers and dark blue fruits with waxy coatings.[1][2][3]
References
edit- ^ a b Flora of China, Symphoricarpos sinensis Rehder 1911. 毛核木 mao he mu
- ^ Rehder, Alfred 1911. Plantae Wilsonianae an enumeration of the woody plants collected in Western China for the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University during the years 1907, 1908 and 1910 by E.H. Wilson edited by Charles Sprague Sargent 1(1): 117–118 description in Latin, commentary in English
- ^ Jones, George Neville 1940. A monograph of the genus Symphoricarpos. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 21(2): 201-252