Details of genus: Chimonanthus Lindley [509]
genus_ja:
genus_en: Wintersweet
# spp.:
pub_year:
accepted: Accepted
Family: Calycanthaceae
family_ja: ロウバイ
Infra familial classification:
distribution_en:
description_en: Genus of 6 species of deciduous and evergreen shrubs occurring in woodland in China. They are cultivated for their unusual, many-petalled, open bowl-shaped, waxy, and very fragrant flowers, which are borne in winter before the young leaves emerge. Grow wintersweets as specimen plants or in a shrub border. They may also be trained against a sunny wall.
hardiness_en: Fully hardy, although unripened wood may be damaged by frost.
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Sow seed in containers in a cold frame as soon as ripe. Root softwood cuttings in summer.
pests_en: Trouble free.
description_ja:
comment: China
comment_ja: 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 |