GENERAL DESCRIPTION

• ORIGIN: Mixed forests; 300-1800 m. China (Guangxi, S Guizhou, SE Xizang, SE Yunnan), Myanmar, Thailand, N Vietnam.
• CLIMATE: Withstands -12°C.
• EXPOSUREHIBITION: A place in a somewhat sheltered area.
• SOIL: Good, well-drained garden soil.
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GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY

• DIMENSIONS: Can reach 8m to 10m in height.
• PORT: Shrubs, small or large trees.
• TRUNK:
• BARK: Grey-brown, is smooth.
• BRANCHES: Waxy white, hairless twigs, those of the current year purplish green, the older ones purple-brown or dark purple.
• NOTE: This species is only threatened in China.

PHYSIOLOGY OF LEAVES

• SHAPE: Its leaves measure between 10 and 15 cm. Palmate, elliptical, suborbicular or oblong.
• COLOUR: Green turns yellow-orange to red in autumn.
• NOTE: Deciduous leaves.

PHYSIOLOGY OF FLOWERS

• TIME: April-May
• FORM: Long, drooping inflorescences 10/15 cm long.
• COLOUR: Yellow.
• NOTE:

PHYSIOLOGY OF FRUIT

• SHAPE: Samaras 1.8-3.5 cm long by 0.6-1 cm wide, yellowish, hairless.
• COLOR:
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