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
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.
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,