Difference between revisions of "Tetracentron sinense"
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|flowers=orange, yellow | |flowers=orange, yellow | ||
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| − | + | '''''Tetracentron''''' is a genus of [[flowering plant]], the sole living species being '''''Tetracentron sinense'''''. It was formerly considered the sole genus in the family [[Tetracentraceae]], though modern botanists include it in the family [[Trochodendraceae]] together with the genus ''[[Trochodendron]]''. | |
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| + | It is native to southern [[China]] and the eastern [[Himalaya]], where it grows at altitudes of 1100–3500 m in a temperate climate; it has no widely used common name in English, though is sometimes called "spur-leaf".{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}} | ||
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| + | It is a [[tree]] growing to 20–40 m tall. The [[leaf|leaves]] are [[deciduous]] (the [[Flora of China (journal)|''Flora of China'']] reporting it as evergreen is an error), borne singly at the apex of short spur shoots, each leaf dark green, broad heart-shaped, 5–13 cm long and 4–10 cm broad, with a rugose surface and a serrated margin. The spur shoots bear a one leaf each year, slowly lengthening with each subsequent year. | ||
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| + | The [[flower]]s are inconspicuous, yellowish green, without petals, produced on slender [[catkin]]s 10–15 cm long; each flower is 1–2 mm diameter. The [[fruit]] is a [[follicle (fruit)|follicle]] 2–5 mm diameter, containing 4-6 [[seed]]s. | ||
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| Height: | ⇕ | 50 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 50. |
| Width: | ⇔ | 30 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 30. |
| Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
| Exposure: | ☼ | sun |
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| USDA Zones: | 6 to 9 | |
| Flower features: | ❀ | orange, yellow |
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Tetracentron is a genus of flowering plant, the sole living species being Tetracentron sinense. It was formerly considered the sole genus in the family Tetracentraceae, though modern botanists include it in the family Trochodendraceae together with the genus Trochodendron.
It is native to southern China and the eastern Himalaya, where it grows at altitudes of 1100–3500 m in a temperate climate; it has no widely used common name in English, though is sometimes called "spur-leaf".[citation needed]
It is a tree growing to 20–40 m tall. The leaves are deciduous (the Flora of China reporting it as evergreen is an error), borne singly at the apex of short spur shoots, each leaf dark green, broad heart-shaped, 5–13 cm long and 4–10 cm broad, with a rugose surface and a serrated margin. The spur shoots bear a one leaf each year, slowly lengthening with each subsequent year.
The flowers are inconspicuous, yellowish green, without petals, produced on slender catkins 10–15 cm long; each flower is 1–2 mm diameter. The fruit is a follicle 2–5 mm diameter, containing 4-6 seeds.
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- w:Tetracentron sinense. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Tetracentron sinense QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
