| Gordonia | 
Gordonia lasianthus flower | | Scientific classification or biological classification refers to how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ...Scientific classification | | Kingdom: | Divisions Green algae land plants (embryophytes) non_vascular embryophytes Hepatophyta _ liverworts Anthocerophyta _ hornworts Bryophyta _ mosses vascular plants (tracheophytes) seedless vascular plants Lycopodiophyta _ clubmosses Equisetophyta _ horsetails Pteridophyta _ true ferns Psilotophyta _ whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta _ adderstongue ferns seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta _ seed ferns Pinophyta _ conifers Cycadophyta _ cycads Ginkgophyta _ ginkgo Gnetophyta _ gnetae Magnoliophyta _ flowering...Plantae | | Division: | Classes Magnoliopsida _ Dicots Liliopsida _ Monocots The flowering plants (also angiosperms or Magnoliophyta) are one of the major groups of modern plants, comprising those that produce seeds in specialized reproductive organs called flowers, where the ovulary or carpel is enclosed. ...Magnoliophyta | | Class: | Orders see text Dicotyledons or dicots are flowering plants whose seed contains two embryonic leaves or cotyledons. ...Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Families See text The Ericales are a large and diverse order of dicotyledons. ...Ericales | | Family: | Genera Apterosperma Camellia Dankia Franklinia Gordonia Laplacea Pyrenaria Schima Stuartia Tutcheria The Theaceae is a family of flowering plants, composed of shrubs and trees recognizable by their serrated, usually glossy leaves. ...Theaceae | | Genus: | Gordonia | | | Species | | About 40 species, including:
Gordonia anomala
Gordonia axillaris
Gordonia balansae
Gordonia chrysandra
Gordonia hainanensis
Gordonia hirta
Gordonia javanica
Gordonia lasianthus
Gordonia longicarpa
Gordonia shimidae
Gordonia sinensis
Gordonia tagawae
Gordonia tonkinensis
Gordonia wallichii
Gordonia yunnanensis | Gordonia is a See genus (mathematics) for the use of the term in mathematics. ...genus of Classes Magnoliopsida _ Dicots Liliopsida _ Monocots The flowering plants (also angiosperms or Magnoliophyta) are one of the major groups of modern plants, comprising those that produce seeds in specialized reproductive organs called flowers, where the ovulary or carpel is enclosed. ...flowering plants in the family Genera Apterosperma Camellia Dankia Franklinia Gordonia Laplacea Pyrenaria Schima Stuartia Tutcheria The Theaceae is a family of flowering plants, composed of shrubs and trees recognizable by their serrated, usually glossy leaves. ...Theaceae, related to Binomial name Franklinia alatamaha Bartr. ...Franklinia, Camellia Categories: Stub | Flowers ...Camellia and Stuartia. Of the roughly 40 species, all but one are native to southeast World map showing location of Asia A satellite composite image of Asia Asia is the central and eastern part of the continent of Eurasia, defined by subtracting the European peninsula from Eurasia. ...Asia in southern The Great Wall of China, stretching over 6,700 km, was erected beginning in the 3rd century BC to guard the north from raids by men on horses. ...China, For the political entity commonly known as Taiwan, see Republic of China. ...Taiwan and Indochina, or French Indochina, was a federation of French colonies and protectorates in south_east Asia, part of the French colonial empire. ...Indochina; the remaining species, G. lasianthus, is native to southeast World map showing location of North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is the third largest continent in area and in population after Eurasia and Africa. ...North America, from State nickname: Old Dominion Other U.S. States Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Governor Mark R. Warner Official languages English Area 110,862 km² (35th) _ Land 102,642 km² _ Water 8,220 km² (7. ...Virginia south to State nickname: Everglade State, Sunshine State Other U.S. States Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Governor Jeb Bush Official languages English Area 170,451 km² (22nd) _ Land 137,374 km² _ Water 30,486 km² (17. ...Florida and west to Louisiana is a southern state of the United States of America. ...Louisiana. Gordonia lasianthus leaf and branch They are This article is about plant types. ...evergreen This article is about the biological organisms known as trees. ...trees, growing to 10_20 m tall. The BARK (Bin r Automatisk Rel Kalkylator) was completed in February 1950 at a cost of 400. ...bark is thick and deeply fissured. The This article is about the leaf, a plant organ. ...leaves are alternately arranged, simple, serrated, thick, leathery, glossy, and 6_18 cm long. The Wildflowers A flower is the reproductive organ of those plants classified as angiosperms (flowering plants; Division Magnoliophyta). ...flowers are large and conspicuous, 4_15 cm diameter, with 5 (occasionally 6_8) white petals; flowering is in late winter or early spring. The In botany, a fruit is the ripened ovary, together with its seeds, of a flowering plant. ...fruit is a dry five_valved capsule, with 1_4 This writeup is about biological seeds; for other meanings see Seed (disambiguation). ...seeds in each section.
The species are adapted to An acid (often represented by the generic formula AH) is typically a water_soluble, sour_tasting chemical compound. ...acidic For the heavy metal band see Soil (band) Soil is the layer of minerals and organic matter, in thickness from centimetres to a metre or more, on the land surface. ...soils, and do not grow well on The Needles, part of the extensive Southern England Chalk Formation Chalk is a soft, white, porous form of limestone composed of the mineral calcium carbonate. ...chalk or other See also Calcium, New York, United States. ...calcium_rich soils. They also have a high Rain falling Rain on an umbrella Rain is a form of precipitation, as are snow, sleet, hail, and dew. ...rainfall requirement and will not tolerate A drought is an extended period where water availability falls below the statistical requirements for a region. ...drought.
Some botanists include Franklinia within Gordonia; it differs in being Deciduous means temporary or tending to fall off (deriving from the Latin word decidere, to fall off). ...deciduous and flowering in late summer, not late winter. The draft Flora of China account of Theaceae in China splits Gordonia into two genera, with G. lasianthus retained in Gordonia, and the Asian species transferred to Polyspora; this treatment is not yet widely accepted.
Cultivation and uses Several species of Gordonia are grown as ornamental plants for their flowers produced in winter when few other trees are in flower. They are however difficult to grow compared to the similar but generally smaller_growing camellias.
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