Chimonanthus nitens

Chimonanthus nitens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Magnoliids
Order:	Laurales
Family:	Calycanthaceae
Genus:	Chimonanthus
Species:	C. nitens
Binomial name
Chimonanthus nitens Oliv. (1887)
Synonyms
Meratia nitens (Oliv.) Rehder & E.H. Wilson Calycanthus nitens (Oliv.) Rehder Sources: IPNI,[1] CPN[2] MBG[3]

Chimonanthus nitens is a species of the genus of wintersweets Chimonanthus and member of the family Calycanthaceae (syn. Meratia nitens (Oliver) Rehder & Wilson; C. campanulatus R.H.Chang & C.S.Ding; C. grammatus M.C.Liu; C. zhejangensis M.C.Liu).

Description

An evergreen shrub that grows up to 6 m tall, with leaves 2–18 cm long and 1.5–8 cm broad, and white to yellow flowers that appear in winter and are only slightly scented if at all.

Distribution

Native

Palearctic

China: Anhui, Fujian, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Zhejiang.

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References

1. International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). "Plant Name Search Results" (HTML). International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
2. "Chinese Plant Names" (HTML). Retrieved 2008-06-02.
3. "Chimonanthus nitens Oliv." (HTML). Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2008-06-02.