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Corylopsis sinensis

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Species of flowering plant

Corylopsis sinensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Hamamelidaceae
Genus: Corylopsis
Species: C. sinensis
Binomial name
Corylopsis sinensis
Hemsl.

Corylopsis sinensis, the Chinese winter hazel (simplified Chinese: 蜡瓣花; traditional Chinese: 蠟瓣花; pinyin: là bàn huā), is a species of flowering plant in the witch-hazel family Hamamelidaceae, native to western China. Growing to 4 m (13 ft) tall and broad, it is a substantial deciduous shrub. With ovate leaves, it produces delicately fragrant, drooping racemes of pale yellow flowers with orange anthers in spring.

The Latin specific epithet sinensis means "Chinese" or "of China".

The Latin meaning of Corylopsis refers to its resemblance of the genus, making it a very classic example for Corylopsis.

There are four varieties and one form recorded:-

  • Corylopsis sinensis var. calvescens
  • Corylopsis sinensis var. glandulifera
  • Corylopsis sinensis var. parvifolia
  • Corylopsis sinensis var. sinensis
  • Corylopsis sinensis fo. veitchiana

This plant is cultivated as an ornamental. Though hardy down to −15 °C (5 °F), it prefers a sheltered spot in acidic soil. Both C. sinensis var. calvescens f. veitchiana and C. sinensis var. sinensis are recipients of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

References

  1. "Corylopsis sinensis". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  2. "Corylopsis sinensis". Flora of China – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  3. "Corylopsis sinensis". Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  4. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.
  5. Bayton, Ross (2020-03-10). The Gardener's Botanical. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-20913-5.
  6. "Corylopsis sinensis". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  7. "Corylopsis sinensis var. calvescens f. veitchiana". RHS. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  8. "Corylopsis sinensis var. sinensis". RHS. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
Taxon identifiers
Corylopsis sinensis
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