Stewartia malacodendron

Stewartia malacodendron

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Theaceae
Tribus: Stewartieae
Genus: Stewartia
Sectio: S. sect. Stewartia
Species: Stewartia malacodendron

Name

Stewartia malacodendron L. (1753)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cavanilla florida Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 385 (1796), nom. illeg.
  • Malachodendron monogynum Dum.Cours., Bot. Cult., ed. 2. 5: 106 (1811).

• Heterotypic
  • Stewartia nobilis Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 386 (1796), nom. illeg.
  • Stewartia virginica Cav., Diss. 5: 303, t. 159(2) (1787).

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 698. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Stewartia malacodendron in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.
• Wunderlin, R.P. & Hansen, B.F. 2008. Stewartia malacodendron in Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants. Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa. Published online. Accessed: 2014 Oct 31.

Vernacular names

English: Silky Stewartia ,Silky camellia,Virginia stewartia

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