Taxon: Davidia involucrata Baill.

• the 19 historical accession(s) associated with this name.
• Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

See also subordinate taxa:

• Davidia involucrata var. vilmoriniana (no accessions)

Common names:

• dovetree   (Source: Hortus 3 ) – English
  
• ghost-tree   (Source: Pl Book ) – English
  
• handkerchief-tree   (Source: Hortus 3 ) – English
  
• arbre aux pochettes   (Source: Zander ed17 ) – French
  
• Taschentuchbaum   (Source: Zander ed17 ) – German
  
• Taubenbaum   (Source: Zander ed17 ) – German
  
• wilsonnäsduksträd   (Source: Vara kulturvaxt namn ) – Swedish
  

Economic importance:

• Environmental: ornamental   (fide Hortus 3; Dict Gard)
  

Distributional range:

• ASIA-TEMPERATE
  China: China - Guizhou, Hubei [w.], Hunan [w.], Sichuan, Yunnan

• also cultivated

References:

• Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. 2009. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning.; Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin).
• Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959–. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
• Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage.
• Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening.
• Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
• Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2.
• Meyer, F. G. et al. 1994. A catalog of cultivated woody plants of the southeastern United States.
• Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986–. European garden flora.

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Davidia involucrata.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Davidia involucrata.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Davidia involucrata.

Synonyms:

• Davidia vilmoriniana Dode [≡ Davidia involucrata var. vilmoriniana]
  

Check other web resources for Davidia involucrata Baill.:

• TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Check other web resources for images:

• PlantSystematics.org
• Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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