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Accession Data:

Helwingia chinensis Batal.

  • Common Name: Helwingia
  • Family: Helwingiaceae Decne

  • Country of Origin: C. China to N. Myanmar
  • Habitat: Woodland thickets in low mountains (1300-2300m)

  • Description: Arching dioecious shrub to 5' with flower pedicels adnate to leaf midvein, giving the appearance that the flowers arise from the leaf surface.
  • Uses: A decoction of the leaves and the bark are ingested for treating skin inflammations. 4
  • USDA Zone: 7

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 199900549
  • Source: Jan Szyren - Michigan State University
  • Accession Date: 09-28-1999
  • Bench: 3316 - NEOB: West Bench NN
    • Currently: active - marginal (no foliage)
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 09-22-2020

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: euasterid II
  • Order: Aquifoliales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Helwingiaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
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Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References (internal):

  • EEB 3203 - Developmental Plant Morphology
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: China South-Central / China North-Central / China Southeast / Myanmar / Thailand

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, 02 April, 2019.
  2. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Tuesday, 02 April, 2019.
  3. Helwingia chinensis at ARS-GRIN Taxonomy. Last accessed on Tuesday, 02 April, 2019.
  4. Helwingia chinensis at Plants for a Future. Last accessed on Tuesday, 02 April, 2019.

data regenerated on Wed, 12 May 2021 17:27:04 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Helwingia chinensis

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