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Rhodotypos

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Subfamily
  
Amygdaloideae

Tribe
  
Kerrieae

Higher classification
  
Rhodotypos

Order
  
Rosales

Family
  
Rosaceae

Supertribe
  
Kerriodae

Scientific name
  
Rhodotypos scandens

Rank
  
Species

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Genus
  
Rhodotypos Siebold & Zucc.

Similar
  
Kerria japonica, Stephanandra, Exochorda, Sorbaria, Prinsepia

Black jetbead rhodotypos scandens


Rhodotypos scandens, the sole species of the genus Rhodotypos, is a deciduous shrub in the family Rosaceae, closely related to Kerria and included in that genus by some botanists. It is native to China, possibly also Japan.

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Description

Rhodotypos Rhodotypos scandens black jetbead Go Botany

It grows to 2-5 m tall, with (unusually for a species in the Rosaceae) opposite (not alternate) leaves, simple ovate-acute, 3-6 cm long and 2-4 cm broad with a serrated margin. The flowers are white, 3-4 cm diameter, and (also unusually) have four (not five) petals; flowering is from late spring to mid-summer. The fruit is a cluster of 1-4 shiny black drupes 5-8 mm diameter.

Rhodotypos Rhodotypos scandens Landscape Plants Oregon State University

It does not have a widely used English name, most commonly being known by its genus name rhodotypos, also occasionally as jetbead or jet-bead. It is an invasive species in some parts of eastern North America.

Rhodotypos Rhodotypos scandens Thunb Makino Checklist View

Rhodotypos scandens

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References

Rhodotypos Wikipedia