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*Loropetalum chinense (R. Brown) Oliver. Common name: Loropetalum. Habitat: Disturbed urban and suburban areas, spreading at least locally around plantings in suburban and urban areas, both by seed and by root sprouts. Distribution: Native of e. Asia.

Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia

Taxonomy Comments: Var. rubrum seems to be merely a form; root sprouts revert from pink to white petal color and coppery to green leaf color.

Synonymy ⓘ: = K4; = Hamamelis chinensis R.Br. = n/a — Fl2, FNA3, NS; > Loropetalum chinense var. chinense — POWO; > Loropetalum chinense var. coloratum — POWO; > Loropetalum chinense (R.Br.) Oliv. var. rubrum P.C.Yieh — POWO, Zhang, Zhang, & Endress (2003). Basionym: Hamamelis chinensis R.Br. 1818

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image of plant© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷
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image of plant© Étienne Léveillé-Bourret, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Étienne Léveillé-Bourret source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
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