Camptotheca acuminata
| Camptotheca acuminata | |
|---|---|
| Trunk of the tree | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Cornales |
| Family: | Nyssaceae |
| Genus: | Camptotheca |
| Species: | C. acuminata |
| Binomial name | |
| Camptotheca acuminata Decne. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 20: 157 (1873) | |
Camptotheca acuminata is a species of tree in the Camptotheca genus that is native to north Vietnam and southern China. It is also cultivated in the southern United States.
A eudicot, it is a flowering deciduous tree with light gray bark. It can grow to a height of 20 metres (66 ft). Its large, papery leaves are somewhat oval in shape, usually 12 to 28 cm (5 to 10 in) long and 6 to 12 cm (2 to 5 in) wide. The flowers, which bloom from May through July, produce a gray-brown fruit with one seed in September.