Davidia ( Latin: Davidia ) is a monotypic genus of plants of the subfamily Nyssoideae of the Cornelae family . The only view is Davidia covering , or wrapping , or wrapping ( Davidia involucrata ).
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Davidia Baill. (1871) |
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- Davidia involucrata Baill. (1871) - David the Veil
Synonyms : - Davidia laeta Dode (1908)
- Davidia tibetana David (1883)
- Davidia vilmoriniana Dode (1908)
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The genus is named after the French missionary and botanist Arman David [2] .
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Inflorescences of davidia with bract leaves

The fruits of davidia at the
Toulouse Museum DistributionThe plant is found in the mountains in the central part and in the west of China ( Guizhou , Hubei , Hunan , Sichuan and Yunnan provinces ). In many countries, cultivated as a garden plant.
Botanical DescriptionDeciduous tree up to 25 m high. The leaves are simple, serrate, heart-shaped, resembling linden leaves.
The flowers are collected in spherical inflorescences with a diameter of up to 2 cm with two large bracts of white color up to 25 cm long.
The fruit is a multi - stalk with a peduncle long, up to 10 cm. One fruit contains from 3 to 6 seeds with a very hard shell.
Notes- ↑ For the conventionality of specifying the class of dicotyledons as a superior taxon for the plant group described in this article, see the APG Systems section of the Dicotyledonous article .
- ↑ Burkhardt L. Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen: [ him. ] = Index of Eponymic Plant Names = Index de Noms Eponymes des Genres Botaniques. - Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin: Freie Universität Berlin, 2016 .-- S. D-9. - 1119 S. - ISBN 978-3-946292-10-4 . - DOI : 10.3372 / epolist2016 .
Literature- Karpun Yu. N. Davidiya // Subtropical decorative dendrology: Handbook. - SPb. : VVM, 2010 .-- S. 157-158. - 581 p. - ISBN 978-5-9651-0419-2 .
- Qin H., Phengklai C. Davidia involucrata // Flora of China : [ eng. ] = 中国 植物 志 : in 25 vol. / ed. by Z. Wu , PH Raven , . - Beijing: Science Press; St. Louis: Missouri Botanical Garden Press, 2007 .-- Vol. 13: Clusiaceae through Araliaceae. - P. 301. - 548 p. - ISBN 978-0-915279-34-0 . - ISBN 978-1-930723-59-7 (vol. 13).
Links- Davidia Wrapping : Information about the taxon in the Plantarium project (a identifier of plants and an illustrated atlas of species). (Retrieved December 3, 2012)