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dove tree

Botanical name: Davidia

dove tree

Botanical name: Davidia

Description

Dove tree is a medium-sized deciduous tree in the family Nyssaceae. Dove tree includes only one species. It is a moderately fast-growing tree, growing to 20 to 25 m in height, with alternate cordate leaves resembling those of a linden in appearance, except that they are symmetrical, and lacking the lop-sided base typical of linden leaves; the leaves are mostly ovate to heart-shaped. Dove tree is best known for its inflorescence that features white bracts surrounding a purplish-red flower head. The fruit is a very hard nut surrounded by a green husk, hanging on a stalk. The nut contains 3–6 seeds. It is native to South Central and Southwest China.

Species of dove tree

Ghost tree

Ghost tree (Davidia involucrata) is a deciduous tree from southern China. Its large white flower-like bracts flutter in the wind, earning it nicknames like ghost tree, handkerchief tree, and dove tree. Some botanists consider the hairy-leaved variants and hairless variants to be different species.

Scientific Classification

Phylum

Vascular plants

Class

Dicotyledons

Order

Dogwoods, hydrangeas, and allies

Family

Tupelo

Genus

dove tree

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