Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Ericales
Species:
xylocarpum
ID:
1142034

Status:
valid

Authors:
Hand.-Mazz.

Source:
tro

Year:
1922

Citation Micro:
Anz. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 59: 109 (1922)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001141372



Common Names

  • Melliodendron Xylocarpum
  • Xylocarp Melliodendron
  • Xylocarp Honeydew Tree


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Description

Melliodendron xylocarpum (also called Chinese honeylocust, among many other common names) is a medium-sized tree native to East Asia. 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

Melliodendron xylocarpum is used in landscaping and as an ornamental plant.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

The flower of Melliodendron xylocarpum 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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Where to Find Melliodendron xylocarpum

Melliodendron xylocarpum can be found in China.

Species in the Melliodendron 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,