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Family: Hamamelidaceae Life
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Worldwide there are about 30 genera and 100 species,
occurring sporadically over temperate and subtropical regions of both
hemispheres.
In southern Africa there is only one native genus, Trichocladus:
Trichocladus About 5 species, native to eastern tropical and southern Africa,
with 3 species in southern Africa. |
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Exotic genera cultivated in
southern Africa
Based on Glen (2002). Number of
species recorded as being cultivated in southern Africa is given in square
brackets.
Rhodoleia One species
cultivated: Rhodoleia championii, originating from China -
Indonesia. [1] |
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Liquidambar Liquidambar styraciflua
(American Sweet Gum or Red Gum) is a common garden or roadside tree. Also
grown is Liquidambar formosana (from China and Taiwan) and Liquidambar
orientalis (Levant Storax, from Turkey and Greece). [3] |
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Parrotia One species
cultivated: Parrotia persica (Persian Witch-Hazel), originating
from Iran and Azerbaijan. [1] |
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Fothergilla One species
cultivated: Fothergilla major, originating from southeast USA. [1] |
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Corylopsis One species
cultivated: Corylopsis spicata, originating from Japan. [1] |
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Hamamelis Two species
cultivated: Hamamelis molis (Chinese Witch-Hazel) from China, and Hamamelis
virginiana (Virginian Witch-Hazel) from eastern USA. |
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Publications
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Glen, H.F. 2002. Cultivated Plants of
Southern Africa. Jacana, Johannesburg.
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Jordaan, M. 2000. Hamamelidaceae. In: Seed Plants of
Southern Africa (ed. O.A. Leistner). Strelitzia 10: 318.
National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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