Lyonia doyonensis (Hand.-mazz.) Hand.-mazz.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Lyonia

Characteristics

Trees or shrubs, deciduous, 2–6(–15) m tall. Twigs glabrous, rarely puberulous. Buds (1–)4–7(–11) mm, glabrous. Petiole 0.8–1.5 cm, glabrous or pubescent; leaf blade orbicular, oblong-orbicular, or oblong-elliptic, 6–15 × 4–10 cm, papery to thinly leathery, abaxially brown appressed-pubescent, especially on midvein and secondary veins, adaxially subglabrous, veins strongly raised abaxially, slightly raised adaxially, base obtuse-rounded, often shallowly cordate, apex rounded then abruptly acuminate. Inflorescences 7–17 cm, glabrous; lower 2 or 3 bracts leaflike. Pedicel 2–4 mm, glabrous. Calyx lobes triangular, 2–3 mm, glabrous. Corolla tubular, 1–1.2 cm, abaxially densely pubescent; lobes ca. 1 mm. Filaments 6–8 mm, lower part pilose, with 2 spurs at apex. Ovary glabrous. Capsule depressed-globose, 4–5 mm in diam., with thick sutures, glabrous. Fl. Jul–Aug, fr. Aug–Nov.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Distribution

Lyonia doyonensis world distribution map, present in China

Conservation status

Lyonia doyonensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331123-1
WFO ID wfo-0001220862
COL ID 3WSQZ
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Synonyms

Pieris doyonensis Lyonia doyonensis Lyonia ovalifolia var. doyoensis