Synonyms: |
Chorisia insignis Kunth |
Common names: | Yachan (English) |
Description: | Tree to 17 m. Trunk bottle-shaped; bark green. Leaflets oblong-obovate, serrate; apex acuminate. Flowers white to yellow, sometimes undulate. |
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Derivation of specific name: | insignis: handsome, decorative |
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Worldwide distribution: | Native to Peru; widely grown in subtropics and tropics. |
Growth form(s): | Tree. |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Image last updated: | Friday 12 September 2008 |
Literature: |
Bailey, L.H. & Bailey, E.Z. (1976). Hortus Third. A concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the United States and Canada Macmillan Publishing Co, Inc., New York Page 266. |