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Dipelta
Sign in to saveDipelta is a genus of three large, deciduous shrubs that are members of the family Caprifoliaceae. They are native to north-central and southern China, southeastern Tibet, and northern Myanmar, but have been cultivated widely as decorative garden plants. They have attractive peeling bark, bell-shaped flowers carried singly or in corymbs and fruit with papery bracts. They develop in a rounded shape and attain a height of about . The leaves are simple, oval to lance shaped and borne in opposite pairs.
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderDipsacales
- FamilyCaprifoliaceae
Dipelta es un género de arbustos perteneciente a la familia de las caprifoliáceas nativa de China y Tíbet. Contiene unas 5 especies descritas y de estas, solo 4 aceptadas.
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Dipelta is a genus of three large, deciduous shrubs that are members of the family Caprifoliaceae. They are native to north-central and southern China, southeastern Tibet, and northern Myanmar, but have been cultivated widely as decorative garden plants. They have attractive peeling bark, bell-shaped flowers carried singly or in corymbs and fruit with papery bracts. They develop in a rounded shape and attain a height of about . The leaves are simple, oval to lance shaped and borne in opposite pairs.
Dipelta floribunda has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.