Definition of Halesia. Meaning of Halesia. Synonyms of Halesia

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Definition of Halesia

Halesia
Halesia Ha*le"si*a, n. [NL.] (Bot.) A genus of American shrubs containing several species, called snowdrop trees, or silver-bell trees. They have showy, white flowers, drooping on slender pedicels.

Meaning of Halesia from wikipedia

- Halesia, also known as silverbell or snowdrop tree, is a small genus of four or five species of deciduous large shrubs or small trees in the family Styracaceae...
- Halesia carolina, commonly called Carolina silverbells or little silverbells, is a species of flowering plant in the family Styracaceae, native to the...
- Halesia tetraptera, commonly known as the common silverbell or mountain silverbell (or Carolina silverbell; syn. Halesia carolina auct. non L.), is a species...
- Halesia (tetraptera var.) monticola, the mountain silverbell, is a species of flowering plant in the small family Styracaceae. This large deciduous shrub...
- Halesia diptera, the two-wing silverbell or two-winged snowdrop tree, is a species in the family Styracaceae, native to the southeastern United States...
- Halesia macgregorii is a species of flowering plant in the family Styracaceae. It is endemic to southeastern China, where it grows at moderate altitudes...
- Austrobaileya. 2 (5): 433–449. JSTOR 41738712. "L****II. An account of the plants Halesia and Gardenia : In a letter from John Ellis, Esq; F.R.S. To Philip Carteret...
- Inflorescence bud scales in Halesia carolina...
- (Loblolly-bay) * Grevillea (Grevillea) Griselinia (Griselinia) * H Hakea (Hakea) * Halesia (Silverbell) * Halimium (Rockrose) Hamamelis (Witch-hazel) * Hebe (Hebe)...
- one or two seeds. Most are large shrubs to small trees 3–15 m tall, but Halesia monticola (H. carolina var. monticola) is larger, with trees 39 m tall...