Itea indochinensis Merr.

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Iteaceae > Itea

Characteristics

Shrubs or trees, to 10(-15) m tall. Young branchlets black-brown or black-green, densely pubescent; old branchlets striate, glabrescent or glabrous. Petiole 1-1.7 cm, sulcate adaxially, pubescent; leaf blade abaxially pale green, adaxially olive green, elliptic to oblong-elliptic, 10-15(-19) × 4.5-8 cm, papery, abaxially densely pubescent and glandular punctate, more densely so along veins, or barbellate only at vein axils, adaxially sparsely puberulous or glabrous, midvein and secondary veins raised abaxially, secondary veins in 6-11 pairs, arcuate ascending, connected near margin, tertiary veins parallel, base rounded or obtuse, margin serrulate to subentire, apex obtuse to shortly acuminate. Racemes axillary, usually 3-or 4-fascicled, 4-7(-8) × ca. 1 cm; rachis densely villous. Pedicel ca. 2 mm, densely villous. Calyx cupular, villous; lobes triangular-lanceolate, ca. 1/2 as long as petals. Petals erect at anthesis, white, lanceolate, 2.5-4 mm, pubescent. Stamens subequaling or longer than petals, 4-5 mm; filaments villous at base. Ovary semi-inferior, puberulous. Capsule ca. 8 mm, puberulous, dehiscing from base when ripe. Fl. Mar-May, fr. May-Dec.
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 10.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-12

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Distribution

Itea indochinensis world distribution map, present in China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Itea indochinensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:791733-1
WFO ID wfo-0001234076
COL ID 3QDXQ
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Synonyms

Itea indochinensis Itea quizhouensis Itea homalioidea Itea indochinensis var. indochinensis Itea chinensis var. indochinensis

Lower taxons

Itea indochinensis var. pubinervia