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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Stewartia malacodendron   FAMILY Theaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Stewartia malacodendron   FAMILY Theaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Stewartia malacodendron

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 124-01-001:

Stewartia malacodendron   FAMILY Theaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)

Stewartia malachodendron

SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Stuartia malachodendron

 

COMMON NAME:
Silky Camellia, Virginia Stewartia, Stewartia


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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_stma_001_lvd

        

image of Stewartia malacodendron, Silky Camellia, Virginia Stewartia, Stewartia

Alistair Glen    gwn_stewartiamalacodenr2

May    Brunswick County    NC

The numerous stamens are purple, and the 5 styles are united, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).


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image of Stewartia malacodendron, Silky Camellia, Virginia Stewartia, Stewartia

Alistair Glen    gwn_stewartiamalacodenro

May    Brunswick County    NC

The showy white flowers are 2.5-3" across, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

image of Stewartia malacodendron, Silky Camellia, Virginia Stewartia, Stewartia

JK Marlow    jkm090517_044

May    Spartanburg County    SC

In cultivation

image of Stewartia malacodendron, Silky Camellia, Virginia Stewartia, Stewartia

Sam Pratt    sbp_dscf3719

May    Spartanburg County    SC

In cultivation

image of Stewartia malacodendron, Silky Camellia, Virginia Stewartia, Stewartia

Stephanie C. Brundage    scb_062921otto26

June    Macon County    NC

image of Stewartia malacodendron, Silky Camellia, Virginia Stewartia, Stewartia

Stephanie C. Brundage    scb_062921otto27

June    Macon County    NC

image of Stewartia malacodendron, Silky Camellia, Virginia Stewartia, Stewartia

JK Marlow    jkm150827_973

August    Haywood County    NC

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Lvs ovate to nearly elliptical, 2-4" long, margins serrate & finely ciliate, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Stewartia malacodendron   FAMILY Theaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Stewartia malacodendron   FAMILY Theaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Stewartia malacodendron

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 124-01-001:
Stewartia malacodendron   FAMILY Theaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Stewartia malachodendron

SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Stuartia malachodendron

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

1466

Shrub; Tree
Perennial

Habitat: Mesic forests, especially on beech-dominated bluffs or ‘upland islands’ in Coastal Plain swamps, steepheads, bayheads, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Uncommon in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
5 ovate-ligulate sepals
5 petals
Numerous stamens, adnate to the petals
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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