| Camptotheca acuminata | |
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| Trunk of the tree | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Cornales |
| Family: | Nyssaceae |
| Genus: | Camptotheca |
| Species: | C. acuminata
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| Binomial name | |
| Camptotheca acuminata Decne.
Bull. Soc. Bot. France 20: 157 (1873) | |
Camptotheca acuminata is a species of tree in the Camptotheca genus that is native to north Vietnam and southern China.[1] It is also cultivated in the southern United States.[2]
A eudicot,[3] it is a flowering deciduous tree with light gray bark.[4] It can grow to a height of 20 metres (66 ft). Its large, papery leaves are somewhat oval in shape, usually 12 to 28 cm (5 to 10 in) long and 6 to 12 cm (2 to 5 in) wide.[4] The flowers, which bloom from May through July, produce a gray-brown fruit with one seed in September.[4]
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- ^ Lewis, Walter H.; Elvin-Lewis, Memory P. F. (2003-09-04). Medical Botany: Plants Affecting Human Health. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 205–206. ISBN 978-0-471-62882-8.
- ^ "Camptotheca acuminata". NCBI. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
- ^ a b c "Camptotheca acuminata". World Flora Online.