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Ornamental - It is cultivated as an ornamental plant, as well as a tall evergreen hedge.
China
It grows well in full sun to semi-shade condition.
Known as the Banana Shrub for its unique, banana-scented flowers.
It is small evergreen tree, reach up to 3-4.5 m tall.
As it ages, its bark turns a dark grayish-brown color.
Leaf is lustrous and dark green with brown hairs on the underside. These brown hairs also densely cover the green twigs, giving them a brown appearance.
It produces fragrant, magnolia-like flowers that are light yellow with maroon edges, measuring up to 4cm in diameter.
Fruit is a reddish-brown, aggregate follicle, resembling a small, elongated cone. It contains several kidney-shaped seeds embedded in a fleshy, red pulp.
Flowering: March-July