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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Loropetalum''
| image = Loropetalum-chinensis-rubrum.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = Loropetalum Chinense Rubrum
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Saxifragales]]
| familia = [[Hamamelidaceae]]
| genus = '''''Loropetalum'''''
| genus_authority =
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
''[[Loropetalum chinense]]''<br/>
''[[Loropetalum lanceum]]''<br/>
''[[Loropetalum subcordatum]]''
}}
'''''Loropetalum''''' is a genus of 3 species of [[shrub]] in the witch-hazel family, [[Hamamelidaceae]], native to [[Japan]] and south-eastern [[Asia]].
The name ''Loropetalum'' refers to the shape of the flowers and comes from the Greek ''loron'' meaning strap and ''petalon'' meaning petal. [[Flower]]s are produced in clusters during spring and are similar to those of the closely related [[witch-hazel]]. Each flower consists of four to six (depending on species) slender strap shaped petals 1-2 cm long.
The species are:
*''Loropetalum chinense'' - white-flowering variety up to 3.7 m tall, pink-flowering variety up to 1.5 m tall
*''Loropetalum lanceum'' - up to 13 m tall, white flowers
*''Loropetalum subcordatum'' - up to 12 m tall
==References==
*[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=118978 Flora of china: Loropetalum]
*[http://www.smgrowers.com/info/loropetalum.asp San Marcos Growers: Loropetalum]
[[Category:Saxifragales]]
{{Saxifragales-stub}}
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Loropetalum''
| image = Loropetalum-chinensis-rubrum.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = Loropetalum Chinense Rubrum
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Saxifragales]]
| familia = [[Hamamelidaceae]]
| genus = '''''Loropetalum'''''
| genus_authority =
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
''[[Loropetalum chinense]]''<br/>
''[[Loropetalum lanceum]]''<br/>
''[[Loropetalum subcordatum]]''
}}
'''''Loropetalum''''' is a genus of 3 species of [[shrub]] in the witch-hazel family, [[Hamamelidaceae]], native to [[Japan]] and south-eastern [[Asia]].
The name ''Loropetalum'' refers to the shape of the flowers and comes from the Greek ''loron'' meaning strap and ''petalon'' meaning petal. [[Flower]]s are produced in clusters during spring and are similar to those of the closely related [[witch-hazel]]. Each flower consists of four to six (depending on species) slender strap shaped petals 1-2 cm long.
The species are:
*''Loropetalum chinense'' - white-flowering variety up to 3.7 m tall, pink-flowering variety up to 1.5 m tall
*''Loropetalum lanceum'' - up to 13 m tall, white flowers
*''Loropetalum subcordatum'' - up to 12 m tall
==References==
*[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=118978 Flora of china: Loropetalum]
*[http://www.smgrowers.com/info/loropetalum.asp San Marcos Growers: Loropetalum]
[[Category:Saxifragales]]
{{Saxifragales-stub}}
