Itea (plant)

Itea (plant)

Taxobox
name = Itea



image_width = 200px
image_caption = "Itea ilicifolia"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Saxifragales
familia = Iteaceae
genus = "Itea"
genus_authority = L.

"Itea" is a genus of about 10 species of shrubs and small trees. The leaves are alternate. Flowers are small, with 5 sepals and 5 petals, borne in racemes or spikes.

They are native to eastern Asia, and with one deciduous species from eastern North America.

Some species are grown in ornamental gardens for their long pendant and fragrant flower heads. These include the evergreen "I. ilicifolia" and "I. yunnanensis" from central and western China. A different upright growing characteristic can be found in the deciduous "I. virginica" of eastern North America.

References

European Garden Flora, vol. 4.

Hillier; Manual of Trees and Shrubs.


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