Sinofranchetia (Diels) Hemsl.

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

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'Sinofranchetia' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/sinofranchetia/). Accessed 2026-07-12.

Family

Lardizabalaceae

Species in genus

Sinofranchetia chinensis

Glossary

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Credits

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

Recommended citation
'Sinofranchetia' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/sinofranchetia/). Accessed 2026-07-12.

Fruits of Sinofranchetia chinensis SICH 1735 (Howick Hall, Northumberland, UK, October 2024). Image John Grimshaw.

A genus of a single species, allied to Stauntonia, but with consistently trifoliolate leaves (in Stauntonia the leaflets are normally more than three in each leaf). The flowers are unisexual, smaller than in Stauntonia. Carpels three, each developing into a many-seeded berry.

The genus was named in memory of Adrien René Franchet, once attached to the Paris Museum of Natural History, and one of the most capable botanists who ever worked at the Chinese flora. He died 14th February 1900. See also Sargentodoxa.

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