*Loropetalum R. Brown. Loropetalum.
A genus of 3 species, shrubs and small trees, native of China, n. and e. India, and Japan.
ID notes: Loropetalum has leaves that are reminiscent of Hamamelis in their oblique base and distichous array on the twigs, but the leaves are much smaller and only obscurely toothed.
Ref: Endress In Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993); Zhang, Zhang, & Endress (2003). Show full citations.
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