Hamamelidaceae FAMILY

Loropetalum chinense

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Loropetalum chinense is an evergreen shrub or small tree with a rounded canopy, sometimes reaching a height of 4,5 metres but more likely to be around 2 metres tall. The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local medicinal use. It is commonly grown as an ornamental from the warm temperate zone to the tropics, there are several named forms.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeE. Asia - northeast India, southern China, northeast Thailand, Japan (Honshu, Kyushu)

HabitatRocky hills and dry open woods, often on limestone[ 184 Title Shrubs. Publication Author Phillips. R. & Rix. M. Publisher Pan Books Year 1989 ISBN 0-330-30258-2 Description Excellent photographs and a terse description of 1,900 species and cultivars. , 260 Title Conservatory and Indoor Plants Volumes 1 & 2 Publication Author Phillips. R. & Rix. M. Publisher Pan Books, London. Year 1998 ISBN 0-330-37376-5 Description Excellent photos of over 1,100 species and cultivars with habits and cultivation details plus a few plant uses. Many species are too tender for outdoors in Britain though there are many that can be grown outside. ]. Stream banks, hilly slopes and roadsides[ 147 Title A Barefoot Doctors Manual. Publication Author ? Publisher Running Press; Philadelphica. Year 1977 ISBN 0-914294-92-X Description A very readable herbal from China, combining some modern methods with traditional chinese methods. ].