Zenobia (plant)

Taxobox
name = "Zenobia"

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image_width = 240px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Ericales
familia = Ericaceae
genus = "Zenobia"
genus_authority = D.Don
species = "Z. pulverulenta"
binomial = "Zenobia pulverulenta"
binomial_authority = (Bartram ex Willd.) Pollard

"Zenobia pulverulenta" (Honeycup) is the sole species in the genus "Zenobia", in the flowering plant family Ericaceae. It is native to the southeastern United States, in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.

It is a deciduous or semi-evergreen shrub growing to 0.5-1.8 m tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, ovate to elliptic, 2-7 cm long. The flowers are white, bell-shaped, 12 mm long and 10 mm broad, and sweetly scented. The fruit is a dry five-valved capsule.

References

* [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?406579 Germplasm Resources Information Network: "Zenobia pulverulenta"]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ZEPU3 USDA Plants Profile: "Zenobia pulverulenta"]