Chimonanthus
| Chimonanthus | |
|---|---|
| Chimonanthus praecox flowers | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Calycanthaceae |
| Genus: | Chimonanthus Lindl. |
| Type species | |
| Chimonanthus praecox | |
| Species | |
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See text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Meratia Loiseleur-Deslongchamps | |
Chimonanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Calycanthaceae, native to China, but is also cultivated elsewhere in Asia, including Iran. The genus includes three to six species depending on taxonomic interpretation; six are accepted by the Flora of China. The name means winter flower in Greek.
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