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Alangium kurzii Craib

Description

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Trees or shrubs, erect, to 28 m tall, to 57 cm in diam. Twigs smooth, sparsely pubescent, glabrescent. Petiole 2.5-4 cm; leaf blade abaxially light green, adaxially dark green, suborbicular or broadly ovate, 12-14 × 7-9 cm, papery, abaxially pubescent, adaxially glabrous, base rounded or subrounded, margin entire, apex acuminate. Inflorescences 5-7-flowered; peduncle 3-5 mm. Pedicel 5-8 mm. Flowers strongly fragrant. Petals 6-8(-10), yellow, dark yellow, orange, or brick red, rarely white or cream-yellow, linear, 2-2.5 cm. Stamens 6-8(-10), yellow, pubescent. Ovary 2-loculed; style white; stigma subglobal, 4-lobed. Mature drupe dark violet to nearly black, elliptic, 1.2-1.5 mm. Fl. May-Jun, fr. Sep.
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Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis, MO, 63110 USA
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Flora of China Vol. 13: 304, 306 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Distribution

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Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shanxi, Yunnan, Zhejiang [Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam].
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Flora of China Vol. 13: 304, 306 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Habitat

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Forests, sparse forests, woodlands; 600-1600 m.
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Flora of China Vol. 13: 304, 306 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Flora of China @ eFloras.org
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Alangium kurzii

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Alangium kurzii is a tree in the family Cornaceae. It is named for the German naturalist Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz.[3]

Description

Alangium kurzii grows up to 15 metres (50 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 20 centimetres (8 in). The smooth bark is dark grey. The flowers are pale greenish to creamy yellow. The ellipsoid fruits measure up to 1.5 cm (0.6 in) long.[3]

Distribution and habitat

Alangium kurzii grows naturally from China to western Malesia.[3][4] Its habitat is lowland to submontane forests from sea-level to 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) altitude.[3]

References

  1. ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2018). "Alangium kurzii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T136141950A136141956. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T136141950A136141956.en. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Alangium kurzii Craib". The Plant List. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d Berhaman, A. (1995). "Alangium kurzii Craib". In Soepadmo, E.; Wong, K. M. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). Vol. 1. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 10, 12. ISBN 983-9592-34-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Alangium kurzii". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
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Alangium kurzii: Brief Summary

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Alangium kurzii is a tree in the family Cornaceae. It is named for the German naturalist Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz.

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