Halesia macgregorii

Taxobox


status = VU | status_system = IUCN2.3
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Ericales
familia = Styracaceae
genus = "Halesia"
species = "H. macgregorii"
binomial = "Halesia macgregorii"
binomial_authority = Chun

"Halesia macgregorii" is a species of flowering plant in the family Styracaceae. It is endemic to southeastern China, where it grows at moderate altitudes of 700–1,200 m. It is threatened by habitat loss.Flora of China: [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200017710 "Halesia macgregorii"] ] [World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998: [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/32408/all "Halesia macgregorii"] ] Recent genetic evidence suggests it is probably more closely related to the genus "Rehderodendron" than to other species of "Halesia"; it may be transferred to that genus in the future.Fritsch, P. W., Morton, C. M., Chen, T., & Meldrum, C. (2001). Phylogeny and Biogeography of the Styracaceae. "Int. J. Plant Sci". 162 (6 Suppl.): S95–S116. Available [http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/IJPS/journal/issues/v162nS6/016605/016605.web.pdf online (pdf file)] ]

It is a deciduous tree growing to 24 m tall, with a trunk up to 45 cm diameter. The leaves are 5–13 cm long and 3–4.5 cm broad, with a petiole 5–10 cm long. The flowers are pendulous, 1.5 cm long, with four white petals. The fruit is a dry drupe 2.5–4 cm long and 2–3 cm diameter.

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