Corylopsis sinensis
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| Corylopsis sinensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Hamamelidaceae |
| Genus: | Corylopsis |
| Species: | C. sinensis |
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| Corylopsis sinensis | |
Corylopsis sinensis, the Chinese winter hazel (simplified Chinese: 蜡瓣花; traditional Chinese: 蠟瓣花; pinyin: là bàn huā),[2] is a species of flowering plant in the witch-hazel family Hamamelidaceae that is native to western China. Growing to 4 m (13 ft) tall and broad, it is a substantial deciduous shrub. With ovate leaves, it produces delicately fragrant, drooping racemes of pale yellow flowers with orange anthers in spring.[3]
The Latin specific epithet sinensis means "Chinese" or "of China".[4] The Latin meaning of Corylopsis refers to its resemblance of the genus Corylus (hazel).[5]
There are four varieties and one form recorded:-[6]
- Corylopsis sinensis var. calvescens
- Corylopsis sinensis var. glandulifera
- Corylopsis sinensis var. parvifolia
- Corylopsis sinensis var. sinensis
- Corylopsis sinensis f. veitchiana
This plant is cultivated as an ornamental. Though hardy down to −15 °C (5 °F), it prefers a sheltered spot in acidic soil. Both C. sinensis var. calvescens f. veitchiana[7] and C. sinensis var. sinensis[8] are recipients of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.