Huodendron tomentosum - Uses, Benefits & Common Names
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Ericales
Family:
Genus:
Species:
tomentosum
ID:
1142032
Status:
valid
Authors:
Y.C.Tang ex S.M.Hwang
Source:
tro
Year:
1980
Citation Micro:
Acta Phytotax. Sin. 18: 164 (1980)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001141370
Common Names
- Huodendron Tomentosum
- Tomentose Rhododendron
- Tomentose Rosebay
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Huodendron tomentosum (also called woolly rhododendron, among many other common names) is a small tree native to the Himalayas. It has a dense, rounded crown and a straight trunk with smooth, pale grey bark. It grows in moist, lowland forests, as well as in secondary forests and coastal forests.
Uses & Benefits
Huodendron tomentosum is used in landscaping and as an ornamental plant.
Cultivars, Varieties & Sub-species
Huodendron tomentosum var. guangxiense S.M.Hwang & C.F.LiangHuodendron tomentosum var. tomentosum
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
The flower of Huodendron tomentosum is yellow and bell-shaped, with five petals. The seed is small, round and black. The seedlings have small, oval-shaped leaves.
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Huodendron tomentosum can be found in China.
Species in the Huodendron genus
Species in the Styracaceae family
Alniphyllum eberhardtii, Alniphyllum fortunei, Alniphyllum pterospermum, Bruinsmia polysperma, Bruinsmia styracoides, Changiostyrax dolichocarpus, Halesia carolina, Halesia diptera, Huodendron tibeticum, Huodendron biaristatum, Huodendron tomentosum, Huodendron parvifolium, Huodendron siamicum, Melliodendron xylocarpum, Parastyrax lacei, Pterostyrax corymbosus, Pterostyrax hispidus, Pterostyrax psilophyllus, Rehderodendron microcarpum, Rehderodendron kweichowense, Rehderodendron macrocarpum, Rehderodendron kwangtungense, Rehderodendron indochinense, Rehderodendron truongsonense, Rehderodendron burmanicum, Rehderodendron macrophyllum, Sinojackia xylocarpa, Sinojackia rehderiana, Sinojackia henryi, Sinojackia sarcocarpa, Sinojackia microcarpa, Sinojackia oblongicarpa, Sinojackia huangmeiensis, Styrax racemosus, Styrax Styrax, Styrax Valvatae, Perkinsiodendron macgregorii,
References
Yan Cheng Tang (1926-2016): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Y.C.Tang' in the authors string.
Shu Mei Hwang (b.1933): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'S.M.Hwang' in the authors string.