Description
Semiliquidambar cathayensis (scientific name: Semiliquidambar cathayensis Hung T. Chang) is an evergreen tree of the Hamameliaceae family, half maple lotus is an evergreen tree, up to 17 meters high, with gray bark, long oval buds, old branches gray with lenticels . The leaves are clustered on the tops of branches, leathery, oval-shaped leaves, dark green above, light green below, palm-shaped veins, short spikes of male flowers are arranged in a racem, perianth is missing, stamens are numerous, filaments are extremely Short, female flower heads are solitary, calyx teeth needle-shaped, inflorescence stalk glabrous. The persistent calyx teeth of the capitate fruit are shorter than the style.
Half maple lotus is distributed in Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi and Guizhou, China. It grows on acid red soil, brick red soil or yellow soil with deep, loose, fertile, moist, and well-drained soil in a warm and humid climate.
