Helwingia omeiensis (Fang) H.Hara & S.Kurosawa

Species

Angiosperms > Aquifoliales > Helwingiaceae > Helwingia

Characteristics

Trees or shrubs, evergreen, 3–4(–8) m tall; bark not seen; young branches green. Leaf petiole 1–5 cm; stipules 2, linear-lanceolate or awnlike; leaf blade abaxially light green, with conspicuous yellow-brown streaks or speckles when dry, oblong or obovate-oblong, rarely oblanceolate, 9–15 × 3–5 cm, leathery, veins inconspicuous adaxially, base cuneate, margin glandular spiculate-serrate on apical 2/3, apex shortly acuminate or acuminate to caudate. Staminate umbels many, 5–20(–30)-flowered, on lower 1/3 of leaf; pedicels 3–7 mm. Carpellate umbels 1–4(–6)-flowered; pedicel ca. 2–4 mm. Staminate flowers 3–5-merous, purplish white. Carpellate flowers 3-or 4(or 5)-merous, green; stigma 3-or 4(or 5)-divided. Fruit subglobose to narrowly ellipsoid, ca. 9 mm. Seeds 3 or 4(or 5), lobes 3 or 4(or 5); pedicel 1–2 mm. Fl. Apr–May, fr. Jul–Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 3.0 - 4.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Helwingia omeiensis world distribution map, present in China

Conservation status

Helwingia omeiensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:90836-1
WFO ID wfo-0000981227
COL ID 3KK6F
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Helwingia himalaica f. omeiensis Helwingia omeiensis

Lower taxons

Helwingia omeiensis var. omeiensis Helwingia omeiensis var. oblonga