Oxidendrum ( lat. Oxydendrum ) is a monotypic genus of plants of the heather family [2] [3] . The only representative is Oxydendrum arboreum ( L. ) DC.
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Area
Plants are found in eastern North America , from southern southern Pennsylvania to northwest Florida , as well as west to southern Illinois . Often regarded as a component of the oak-heather forest [4] [5] .
Biological description
Deciduous trees up to 12 m. Trunk up to 50 cm in diameter. The leaves are 8-20 cm long and 4-9 cm wide, with a serrated edge, dark green in color, arranged in a spiral. The flowers are white, small, bell-shaped, odorous. The fruit is a pubescent capsule, which ranges from 6 to 13 mm and contains many small seeds ; curved stem [6] .
Culture Use
Oksidendrum has a high winter hardiness and is grown in the northern regions as an ornamental plant on lawns and parks . Crimson autumn coloring of the leaves of plants is considered particularly beautiful. Trees are slow growing and shade tolerant, but they also grow in sunny places. Sour leaves of the species Oxydendrum arboreum are eaten raw; studied their use in medicine [7] .
Notes
- ↑ About the conditionality of specifying the class of dicotyledons as a higher taxon for the group of plants described in this article, see the section “APG Systems” of the article “Dicotyledons” .
- ↑ Oksidendrum (Eng.) : Information on the IPNI website. (Checked November 12, 2012)
- ↑ Oksidendrum (Eng.) : Information on the site GRIN . (eng.) (Verified November 12, 2012)
- Natural The Natural Communities of the Virginia Classification of Ecological Community Groups (Version 2.3), Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2010 Archived January 15, 2009. (eng.) (Verified November 12, 2012)
- ↑ Schafale, MP and AS Weakley. 1990. Classification of the North Carolina of the natural communities: third approximation . North Carolina Natural Heritage Program, North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation. (eng.)
- ↑ Keeler, Harriet L. (1900). Our Native Trees . New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 192–194. (eng.)
- ↑ Plants For A Future: Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. (eng.) (Verified November 12, 2012)
Literature
- Schafale, MP and AS Weakley. 1990 Classification of North Carolina: third approximation . North Carolina Natural Heritage Program, North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation. (eng.)
- Keeler, Harriet L. ( 1900 ). Our Native Trees . New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 192–194. (eng.)
Links
- The Natural Communities of the Virginia Classification of Ecological Community Groups (Version 2.3), Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2010 (Checked November 12, 2012)
- Plants For A Future: Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. (eng.) (Verified November 12, 2012)