Halesia tetraptera

Halesia tetraptera

Taxobox
name = Carolina silverbell



image_width = 240px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Ericales
familia = Styracaceae
genus = "Halesia"
species = "H. diptera"
binomial = "Halesia tetraptera"
binomial_authority = J.Ellis

"Halesia tetraptera" (Common SilverbellKY State Nature Preserves Commission: [http://eppcapps.ky.gov/nprareplants/details.aspx?species=Halesia+tetraptera "Halesia tetraptera"] ] or Carolina Silverbell; syn. "Halesia carolina" auct. non L.Germplasm Resources Information Network: [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?318118 "Halesia tetraptera"] ] ) is a species in the family Styracaceae, native to the southeastern United States.

It is a small deciduous tree growing to 10 m tall. The leaves are ovate to lanceolate, 5–16 cm long and 4–7 cm broad. The flowers are 1–2.5 cm long, with a four-lobed white corolla. The fruit is a dry drupe 4 cm long, with four wings running along its length.Huxley, A., ed. (1992). "New RHS Dictionary of Gardening". Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.] Bio
http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/species/hate3.htm "Halesia tetraptera"] ]

Some botanists treat "Halesia monticola" as a variety of "H. tetraptera".Germplasm Resources Information Network: [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?318120 "Halesia tetraptera" var. "monticola"] ] This taxon is much larger, up to 20–39 m tall, with larger leaves up to 20 cm long and flowers up to 3 cm long.Rushforth, K. (1999). "Trees of Britain and Europe". Collins ISBN 0-00-220013-9.]

It is cultivated as an ornamental tree.

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