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Polyspora axillaris
Also called Hong Kong Gordonia
Polyspora axillaris is a species of evergreen tree or shrub that can grow up to 9 m tall. It is commonly known as fried egg plant or fried egg tree for its white and yellow flower. The species is found in southern China, including Hong Kong and Hainan, Taiwan and Vietnam. It is a garden tree all over the world.
While earlier grouped under Gordonia, the genus Polyspora has been found to be not closely related to the North American species, thus transferring the species to its own genus.
This species is distributed in southern China (Hainan, Hong Kong, Guangxi, and Guangdong), as well as in Taiwan and Vietnam. It occurs at elevations ranging from approximately 100 to 2,300 meters above sea level.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Polyspora axillaris by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
