Loropetalum subcordatum

Loropetalum subcordatum is a species of plant in the Hamamelidaceae family. It is found in China and Hong Kong. Previously considered a separate genus, Tetrathyrium, Loropetalum subcordatum is one of four species of Loropetalum, and is placed in tribe Loropetaleae, subfamily Hamamelidoideae, family Hamamelidaceae of the Saxifragales.[2][3] Its conservation status is considered vulnerable.[1]

Loropetalum subcordatum
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Hamamelidaceae
Genus: Loropetalum
Species:
L. subcordatum
Binomial name
Loropetalum subcordatum
Synonyms
  • Tetrathyrium subcordatum Benth.

References
  1. IUCN 2017.
  2. Averyanov et al 2018.
  3. Li & Bogle 2001.

Bibliography
  • Averyanov, Leonid V.; Endress, Peter K.; Nguyen, Khang Sinh; Thai, Tran Huy; Maisak, Tatiana V.; Averyanova, Anna L.; Diep, Le Ngoc (28 December 2018). "Loropetalum flavum (Hamamelidaceae), a new species from northern Vietnam". Phytotaxa. 385 (2): 94. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.385.2.5.
  • Li, Jianhua; Bogle, A. Linn (2001). "A new suprageneric classification system of the Hamamelidoideae based on morphology and sequences of nuclear and chloroplast dna". Harvard Papers in Botany. 5 (2): 499–515. ISSN 1043-4534. JSTOR 41761618.
  • World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Loropetalum subcordatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T32377A9701993. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32377A9701993.en.


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