Lindera floribunda (C.K.Allen) H.P.Tsui

Species

Angiosperms > Laurales > Lauraceae > Lindera

Characteristics

Evergreen trees, 4-10 m tall. Young branchlets densely gray-brown tomentose, with longitudinal dehiscences and lenticels. Buds ovate; bud scales densely gray-white pubescent. Leaves alternate; petiole ca. 1 cm; leaf blade gray-blue abaxially, green and not shiny adaxially, obovate or elliptic, (6.5-)7-10(-11) × 4.5-6.5 cm, papery, trinerved, reticulate veins distinct, convex and densely yellow-brown tomentose abaxially, apex acuminate. Umbels 3-7, inserted at short branch; involucral bracts 4, silver-white villous outside, 5-flowered inside. Male flowers: tepals 6, elliptic, ca. 4 × 2 mm, densely villous on outer surface, glabrous on inner surface; stamens 9; filaments villous, ca. 4 mm in 1st and 2nd whorl, ca. 3 mm in 3rd whorl, 2-glandular near base; glands reniform; reduced ovary ovoid; style densely villous; stigma disciform. Female flowers small; tepals ca. 1 mm, less than 0.5 mm wide; reduced stamens 9, fasciated, ca. 1 mm, laxly villous; anther slightly enlarged in 1st and 2nd whorl; filaments 2-glandular above middle in 3rd whorl; glands rounded-reniform; ovary ellipsoid; style densely silver-white sericeous; stigma disciform, 2-cleft. Fruits ellipsoid, ca. 0.8 × 0.4 cm, tomentose when young; stipes ca. 0.8 cm; hypocarpium disciform, inflated. Fl. Mar-Apr, fr. Apr-Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 4.0 - 10.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Images

Lindera floribunda unspecified picture
Lindera floribunda unspecified picture

Distribution

Lindera floribunda world distribution map, present in China

Conservation status

Lindera floribunda threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:465362-1
WFO ID wfo-0001072001
COL ID 6QG2C
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Synonyms

Lindera floribunda Lindera gambleana var. floribunda