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Genus of flowering plants in the saxifrage order (Saxifragales) of core eudicots From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Loropetalum is a genus of four species of shrubs or small trees in the witch-hazel family, Hamamelidaceae, native to China, Japan, and south-eastern Asia.[2]
| Loropetalum | |
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| Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Hamamelidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Hamamelidoideae |
| Tribe: | Loropetaleae |
| Genus: | Loropetalum R.Br. ex Rchb.[1] |
| Type species | |
| Loropetalum chinense | |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Flowers are produced in clusters during spring and are similar to those of the closely related witch-hazel. Each flower consists of four to six (depending on species) slender strap shaped petals 1–2 cm long.
Loropetalum is placed in tribe Loropetaleae, subfamily Hamamelidoideae, family Hamamelidaceae of the Saxifragales.[1][3]
The name Loropetalum refers to the shape of the flowers and comes from the Greek loron meaning strap and petalon meaning petal.
The species are:
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