Davidia involucrata
புறா மரம்ഡേവിഡിയ ഇൻവോലുക്രേറ്റ
Davidia involucrata Baill.
- light
- Sun–part
- water
- Medium
- tall
- 12 m
- wide
- 9.1 m
Nyssaceae
Formerly Davidia laeta, Davidia tibetana, Davidia vilmoriniana
When it flowers
JFMAMJJASOND
Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.
PetsNo pet-safety information yet
PeopleNo safety information yet
If a child, a pet or anyone may have eaten a plant, contact a doctor or vet straight away, or call the National Poisons Information Centre (AIIMS, New Delhi) on 1800 116 117, free and open 24 hours.
Something wrong with it?About it
- Grows as
- TreeKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- TemperateKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- SC. China (to W. Hunan)Kew's checklist, not yet checked
- Light
- Full sun to part shade (3 h or more)Read from NC State Extension, one source
- Height
- 6.1 m to 18 mRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Spread
- 6.1 m to 12 mRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Water
- Average: moist, well drainedRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Flowers
- White, redRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Coldest it survives
- -23.3 °C (USDA zone 6a)Read from NC State Extension, one source
Not known yet: heat, hottest it survives.
In other languages (4)
- Chinese
- 海州骨碎补, 珙桐
- Simplified Chinese
- 珙桐, 空桐
- Tamil
- புறா மரம்
- Malayalam
- ഡേവിഡിയ ഇൻവോലുക്രേറ്റ
Where this comes from
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-26, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- NC State Extension, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-10-25, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3D model: Davidia involucrata (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
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