Stewartia malacodendron

silky camellia, virginia stewartia, round-fruited stewartia
Family

Theaceae

Leaf Arrangement

alternate

Leaf Attachment

petiole

Leaf Margin

ciliate, serrulate

Leaf Type

simple

Leaf Shape

oblong, elliptic, obovate, ovate

Growth Form

shrub, tree

Flower Color

white

Flower Petals

5

Flower Month

April, May, June, September, October

Height (meters)

6.0

Milky Sap

No

Armed/Unarmed

Unarmed

Origin

native

Lifespan

perennial

Leaf Retention

Deciduous


Habitat

Wooded banks & hillsides; moist woods on the coastal plain; deciduous forests, low woods and creek banks