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Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

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'Disanthus' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/disanthus/). Accessed 2025-11-15.

Family

  • Hamamelidaceae

Species in genus

Glossary

family
A group of genera more closely related to each other than to genera in other families. Names of families are identified by the suffix ‘-aceae’ (e.g. Myrtaceae) with a few traditional exceptions (e.g. Leguminosae).

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Credits

Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

Recommended citation
'Disanthus' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/disanthus/). Accessed 2025-11-15.

Disanthus

Disanthus ovatifolius is a recently described species from Vietnam. It will be described when the genus is sponsored. Image John Grimshaw.

A genus comprising two species in the witch-hazel family, from all other members of which it is distinguished by the combination of palmately veined leaves, flowers borne in pairs (hence the generic name), and fruits with several seeds in each cell.

Disanthus

The curious flower of Disanthus ovatifolius in early June 2019. Caerhays Arboretum, Cornwall, UK. Image James Garnett.

Disanthus

The purplish flush on the leaves' underside is probably the best feature of Disanthus ovatifolius. Pépinières Vert' Tige, Louargat, France. March 2022. Image James Garnett.

Disanthus

Disanthus cercidifolius inflorescence at Arboretum Wespelaar, Belgium (27 November 2006). Image © Jan De Langhe.

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