Osmanthus yunnanensis is a species of flowering plant in the olive family Oleaceae, native to Yunnan and Sichuan in the far south west of China. Growing to 12 m (39 ft) tall and broad, it is an evergreen shrub or small tree with leathery oval leaves, which may be flat or undulate. In winter and spring, small clusters of white flowers in the leaf axils produce an intense fragrance.[3]
This plant was introduced to Britain by the Scottish botanist and planthunter George Forrest in 1927. Despite originating in a subtropical region, Osmanthus yunnanensis has proved to be hardy throughout most of the UK, down to about −15 °C (5 °F). There is a thriving specimen in St Andrews Botanic Garden in south east Scotland.[4] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[5][6]
Etymology
Osmanthus is derived from Greek and means 'fragrant flower'.[7]
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osmanthus, yunnanensis, species, flowering, plant, olive, family, oleaceae, native, yunnan, sichuan, south, west, china, growing, tall, broad, evergreen, shrub, small, tree, with, leathery, oval, leaves, which, flat, undulate, winter, spring, small, clusters, . Osmanthus yunnanensis is a species of flowering plant in the olive family Oleaceae native to Yunnan and Sichuan in the far south west of China Growing to 12 m 39 ft tall and broad it is an evergreen shrub or small tree with leathery oval leaves which may be flat or undulate In winter and spring small clusters of white flowers in the leaf axils produce an intense fragrance 3 Osmanthus yunnanensisJC Raulston Arboretum North Carolina USAScientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade EudicotsClade AsteridsOrder LamialesFamily OleaceaeGenus OsmanthusSpecies O yunnanensisBinomial nameOsmanthus yunnanensis Franch P S Green 1 2 Synonyms Osmanthus bambusifoliusOsmanthus brevipetiolatusOsmanthus forrestiiOsmanthus liangshanensisOsmanthus polyneurusOsmanthus rehderianusPittosporum yunnanenseThis plant was introduced to Britain by the Scottish botanist and planthunter George Forrest in 1927 Despite originating in a subtropical region Osmanthus yunnanensis has proved to be hardy throughout most of the UK down to about 15 C 5 F There is a thriving specimen in St Andrews Botanic Garden in south east Scotland 4 It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society s Award of Garden Merit 5 6 Etymology EditOsmanthus is derived from Greek and means fragrant flower 7 Yunnanensis means from Yunnan Province China 7 References Edit Osmanthus yunnanensis The Plant List Retrieved 14 April 2018 Osmanthus yunnanensis International Plant Names Index Retrieved 14 April 2018 Architectural Plants Osmanthus yunnanensis ArchitecturalPlants Retrieved 14 April 2018 Plant of the month December 2008 Osmanthus yunnanensis St Andrews University Retrieved 14 April 2018 RHS Plantfinder Osmanthus yunnanensis Retrieved 14 April 2018 AGM Plants Ornamental PDF Royal Horticultural Society July 2017 p 70 Retrieved 14 April 2018 a b Gledhill David 2008 The Names of Plants Cambridge University Press ISBN 9780521866453 hardback ISBN 9780521685535 paperback pp 285 410 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Osmanthus yunnanensis amp oldid 1013695496, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
