- Halesia diptera
Taxobox
name = "Halesia diptera"
image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Halesia diptera"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Ericales
familia =Styracaceae
genus = "Halesia "
species = "H. diptera"
binomial = "Halesia diptera"
binomial_authority = J.Ellis"Halesia diptera" (Two-winged Silverbell or Two-winged Snowdrop Tree) is a species in the family
Styracaceae , native to the southeasternUnited States fromSouth Carolina andFlorida west to easternTexas .Germplasm Resources Information Network: [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?318114 "Halesia diptera"] ]It is a large
shrub or smalltree reaching 4-8 m tall. The leaves aredeciduous , 6-12 cm long and 4-7 cm broad. Theflower s are white, 2-2.5 cm long, produced in clusters of 3-6 together. Thefruit is a dry (non-fleshy)drupe with two wings down the sides; this distinguishes it from the other species of "Halesia ", which have four wings on the fruit.Huxley, A., ed. (1992). "New RHS Dictionary of Gardening". Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.]There are two varieties:
*"Halesia diptera" var. "diptera"
*"Halesia diptera" var. "magniflora" R.K.Godfrey"Halesia diptera" is cultivated as an
ornamental tree .References
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