Calycanthus L.

Sweetshrub (en)

Genus

Angiosperms > Laurales > Calycanthaceae

Characteristics

Shrubs, deciduous, aromatic. Branchlets dichotomous; buds naked, hidden [or not hidden] by base of petiole. Leaf blade membranous. Flowers terminal on branchlets, solitary, not aromatic, distinctly pedicellate. Tepals numerous, distinctly dimorphic [or not]. Stamens numerous; filaments short; staminodes few. Carpels numerous, with silky hairs. Pseudocarp campanulate, base with an attenuate long stalk, apex constricted. Achenes oblong.
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Twigs quadrangular to nearly terete, pubescent to glabrous. Buds naked. Leaves 2-ranked. Leaf blade elliptic, ovate, or ovate-lanceolate; surfaces adaxially scabrous. Flowers maroon or reddish brown, rarely greenish or green-tipped, with strawberry or pineapple scent. x = 11.
Hypanthium urceolate, with a narrow mouth; tepals slender; stamens 10–20, ribbon-shaped. 2, U.S.
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

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Images

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Distribution

Calycanthus world distribution map, present in China and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331448-2
WFO ID wfo-4000006232
COL ID 3G3V
BDTFX ID 100600
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Synonyms

x Sinocalycalycanthus Pompadoura Calycanthus

Lower taxons

Calycanthus brockianus Calycanthus chinensis Calycanthus occidentalis Calycanthus floridus