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Disanthus is a small genus of two woody shrubs in the witch-hazel family, with D. cercidifolius from China and Japan and D. ovatifolius from northern Vietnam. They are grown mainly as woodland or collector shrubs and prefer cool, humus-rich, partly shaded conditions.
Disanthus is a genus containing two species of flowering plants in the family Hamamelidaceae. The type species, Disanthus cercidifolius, was the only known species until 2017, when a second species, Disanthus ovatifolius was described.
Disanthus cercidifolius is native to woodland habitats in China and Japan while D. ovatifolius is found in northern Vietnam.
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