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December 10, 2005 : Rehderodendron macrocarpum
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Keywords: Styracaceae | Rehderodendron macrocarpum Hu | 14865-0050-1976
Today's BPotD entry is number 250, so I thought I'd share a plant in the same family as the first entry (Melliodendron xylocarpum), the Styracaceae.
Rehderodendron macrocarpum (interpretative sign) is native to southeast China and Vietnam (Flora of China entry | illustration). The genus name commemorates the German-born taxonomist Alfred Rehder, a former curator of the herbarium at the Arnold Arboretum.
The pictured fruit takes over six months to mature. This is perhaps not surprising, considering this 9cm long woody-shelled fruit develops from dainty 2cm long flowers. Despite blooming profusely with thousands of flowers, only a few of the flowers develop into fruit at UBC Botanical Garden – maybe a dozen to two dozen each year.
This was one of the favourite plants of the late Dr. Gerald Straley.
Botany resource link: Overview of Barley, via Oregon State University's BarleyWorld.org. “Think Barley!”
Posted by Daniel Mosquin at December 10, 2005 4:18 AM
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Posted by: Knox M. Henry at December 10, 2005 6:58 AM
Rehderodendron macrocarpum - Z8, RHS Index of Garden Plants, Griffiths
Posted by: Beverley at December 10, 2005 7:51 AM
Lightweight fruits said to act as floats, disperse seeds via water.
Posted by: Ron B at December 10, 2005 11:50 AM
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Fascinating - and a great photograph.