Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Ericales
Species:
macrocarpum
ID:
1142048

Status:
valid

Authors:
Hu

Source:
tro

Year:
1932

Citation Micro:
Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. 3: 78 (1932)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001141386

Common Names

  • Rehderodendron Macrocarpum
  • Large-Fruited Rhododendron
  • Large-Fruited Rosebay

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Description

Rehderodendron macrocarpum (also called large-fruited rehderodendron, among many other common names) is a small tree native to East Asia. It has a dense, rounded crown and a straight trunk with smooth, pale grey bark. It grows in moist, lowland forests, as well as in secondary forests and coastal forests.

Uses & Benefits

Rehderodendron macrocarpum is used as an ornamental plant in gardens. It is also used for its medicinal properties, such as treating fever, headache, and skin diseases.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

The flower of Rehderodendron macrocarpum is yellow and bell-shaped, with five petals. The seed is small, round and black. The seedlings have small, oval-shaped leaves.

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Where to Find Rehderodendron macrocarpum

Rehderodendron macrocarpum can be found in China.

Species in the Styracaceae family

Alniphyllum eberhardtii, Alniphyllum fortunei, Alniphyllum pterospermum, Bruinsmia polysperma, Bruinsmia styracoides, Changiostyrax dolichocarpus, Halesia carolina, Halesia diptera, Huodendron tibeticum, Huodendron biaristatum, Huodendron tomentosum, Huodendron parvifolium, Huodendron siamicum, Melliodendron xylocarpum, Parastyrax lacei, Pterostyrax corymbosus, Pterostyrax hispidus, Pterostyrax psilophyllus, Rehderodendron microcarpum, Rehderodendron kweichowense, Rehderodendron macrocarpum, Rehderodendron kwangtungense, Rehderodendron indochinense, Rehderodendron truongsonense, Rehderodendron burmanicum, Rehderodendron macrophyllum, Sinojackia xylocarpa, Sinojackia rehderiana, Sinojackia henryi, Sinojackia sarcocarpa, Sinojackia microcarpa, Sinojackia oblongicarpa, Sinojackia huangmeiensis, Styrax racemosus, Styrax Styrax, Styrax Valvatae, Perkinsiodendron macgregorii,