Mountain Silverbell

(Halesia tetraptera)

galery

Description

It is a small deciduous tree growing to 10 m tall. The leaves are ovate to lanceolate, 5-16 cm long and 4-7 cm broad. The flowers are 1-2.5 cm long, with a four-lobed white corolla. The fruit is a dry drupe 4 cm long, with four wings running along its length.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Ericales
Family:Styracaceae
Genus:Halesia
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