Details of genus: Calycanthus L. [30]
genus_ja:
genus_en: Allspice, spicebush
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pub_year:
accepted: Accepted
Family: Calycanthaceae
family_ja: ロウバイ
Infra familial classification:
distribution_en:
description_en: Genus of 2 or 3 species of deciduous shrubs from woodland and streambanks in the USA. They are cultivated for their unusual, fragrant flowers, which have narrowly lance-shaped to elliptic petals and sepals, and resemble tiny water lilies; they are solitary, and are produced terminally or from the axils of the current year’s shoots. The opposite, dark green leaves, 5-20cm (2-8in) long, are aromatic when crushed. Grow allspice in a shrub border or as specimen plants.
hardiness_en: Fully hardy.
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Sow seed as soon as ripe or in autumn in an open frame. Root softwood cuttings in summer, layer in autumn, or remove suckers in spring.
pests_en: Trouble free.
description_ja:
comment: SW. and SE. U.S., China
comment_ja: クロバナロウバイ
type_species:
Phylogenetic definition:
Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Calycanthaceae | ロウバイ科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Calycanthaceae | ロウバイ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Calycanthaceae | ロウバイ科 | Show |