Biology:Halesia macgregorii

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Halesia macgregorii
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Styracaceae
Genus: Halesia
Species:
H. macgregorii
Binomial name
Halesia macgregorii
Chun

Halesia macgregorii is a species of flowering plant in the family Styracaceae. It is endemic to southeastern China , where it grows at moderate altitudes of 700–1,200 m. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2][1] Recent genetic evidence suggests it is probably more closely related to the genus Rehderodendron than to other species of Halesia; it may be transferred to that genus in the future.[3]

It is a deciduous tree growing to 24 m tall, with a trunk up to 45 cm diameter. The leaves are 5–13 cm long and 3–4.5 cm broad, with a petiole 5–10 cm long. The flowers are pendulous, 1.5 cm long, with four white petals. The fruit is a dry drupe 2.5–4 cm long and 2–3 cm diameter.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Perkinsiodendron macgregorii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1998: e.T32408A9703527. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32408A9703527.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/32408/9703527. Retrieved 17 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Flora of China: Halesia macgregorii
  3. Fritsch, P. W., Morton, C. M., Chen, T., & Meldrum, C. (2001). Phylogeny and Biogeography of the Styracaceae. Int. J. Plant Sci. 162 (6 Suppl.): S95–S116. Available online (pdf file)

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