Chinese Sweetshrub

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Calycanthus chinensis

Chinese Sweetshrub, a reference photo
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Calycanthus chinensis, known as Chinese sweetshrub, is a species of flowering plant in the family Calycanthaceae, native to Southeast China. It was first given a valid scientific name in 1964. It is cultivated as an ornamental flowering shrub, and has been hybridized with two other species in the genus Calycanthus to combine its larger and broader tepalled flowers with their scented and more colourful ones.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Chinese Sweetshrub being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Laurales
Family
Calycanthaceae
Species
Calycanthus chinensis

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