Styrax hemsleyanus

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

Styrax hemsleyanus (Hemsley snowball) is a species of flowering plant in the family Styracaceae, native to central China. Growing to 12 m (39 ft) tall[1] 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.[2][3]

The plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]

References

  1. Shumei Huang and James W. Grimes, "Styrax hemsleyanus Diels, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 29: 530. 1900", Flora of China, 15
  2. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  3. "eFloras - Chinese plant names - Styrax hemsleyanus". Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  4. "RHS Plant Selector - Styrax hemsleyanus". Retrieved 5 July 2013.


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