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