Distylium myricoides

Distylium myricoides is a species in the genus Distylium in the family Hamamelidaceae. It is native to southern China.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Description[]

Distylium myricoides is a woody evergreen perennial shrub or small tree. It flowers from April-June, and fruits from June-August.^[4]

Distylium is derived from Greek and means 'two styles'. The name is in reference to the plant's prominent, separate styles.^[5]

Myricoides means 'resembling Myrica'.^[5]

^ Flora of China via eFloras. Available at: http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=620&taxon_id=200010541 [accessed 12/02/21]
^ Plants of the World Online. Available at: http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:430633-1 [accessed 12/02/21]
^ RHS Plants. Available at: https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/31846/Distylium-myricoides/Details [accessed 12/02/21]
^ Flora of China via eFloras. Available at: http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=610&taxon_id=200010541 [accessed 12/02/21]
^ ^a ^b Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp 144, 267

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