Halesia tetraptera

Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

Family:	STYRACACEAE
Species:	Halesia tetraptera J. Ellis
Common Name:	Common Silverbell; Opossum Wood; Four Wingd Silverbell
Habitat:	**
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	Tree
Duration:	Perennial
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	**
Plant Notes:	**
Taxonomic Notes:	**
Status:	Native, G5 (Global Rank)
References:	**

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	STYRACACEAE - Storax family
Genus	Halesia
Species	Halesia tetraptera J. Ellis - Common Silverbell; Opossum Wood; Four Wingd Silverbell

Citation

Citation	Halesia tetraptera J. Ellis, Philos. Trans. 51: 932. 1761.
Basionym:	**
Type:	USA: SOUTH CAROLINA: Williamsburg Co.: Along th flood plains on the N bank of the Santee, River, along SC 17, 0.6 mi. N of the Berkeley Co. line at the Santee River bridge, ca. 2.7 mi. N of Jamestown, 67 Apr 1975, Reveal & Seldin 3832 (neotype: BM; isoneotypes: CAS, F, FSU, GA, GH, MO, NY, TEX, US). Neotypified by J.L. Reveal & Seldin, Taxon 25: 134. 1976.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Halesia carolina
Mohrodendron carolinum

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Escambia, Etowah, Geneva, Hale, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Lowndes, Marshall, Randolph, St. Clair, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Wilcox

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1874 - 1998

Barcode / Accession No.	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TROY000051611	Tallapoosa	01 Oct 2020	Diamond, Alvin R. 29477	TROY Halesia tetraptera J. Ellis
UNA00050153	Cleburne	19 Sep 1985	Moore, C.M. 29	UNA Halesia tetraptera Ellis
JSU135401	Colbert	30 Mar 1967	Holladay, Sonja 6	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
JSU135215	DeKalb	20 Apr 1968	Horton, Sandy s.n.	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
ALNHS00004395	Lee	25 Mar 2016	Taylor, Chris T. CSP-280	ALNHS Halesia tetraptera L.
JSU135418	Randolph	17 Aug 1986	Nixon, Christopher F. 2699	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
JSU135406	Tallapoosa	6 Oct 1973	Pringle, G. 070	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
UWAL0048016	Lawrence	25 Mar 2020	England, J. Kevin 10813	UWAL Halesia tetraptera Ellis
TROY000024143	Hale	09 May 2003	Diamond, Alvin R. 13891	TROY Halesia tetraptera Ellis
JSU135213	DeKalb	22 Jun 1968	Landers, Kenneth E. s.n.	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
JSU135423	Talladega	10 Apr 1981	Whetstone, R. David 10514	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
USAM000014874	Baldwin	15 May 1976	LeLong, Michel G. 9225	USAM Halesia tetraptera J. Ellis
TROY000024144	Chilton	14 Apr 2005	Diamond, Alvin R. 15152	TROY Halesia tetraptera Ellis
UNA00050152	Randolph	17 Apr 1983	Nixon, C.F. 58	UNA Halesia tetraptera Ellis
JSU135411	Marshall	13 Apr 1992	Spaulding, Daniel D. 1331	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
JSU135196	Calhoun	7 Oct 1994	Hruska, Susan E. 499	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
JSU135417	Randolph	20 Jul 1986	Nixon, Christopher F. 2439	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
TROY000009336	Wilcox	27 Mar 2002	Kral, Robert 92240	TROY Halesia tetraptera Ellis
UNA00050151	Randolph	28 Jul 1988	Nixon, C.F. 4102	UNA Halesia tetraptera Ellis
TROY000050292	Tuscaloosa	02 Apr 2016	Keener, Brian R. 9463	TROY Halesia tetraptera J. Ellis
JSU135419	Randolph	29 Jun 1969	Landers, Kenneth E. s.n.	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
JSU135209	Clay	11 Apr 1980	Whetstone, R. David 9808	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
JSU135195	Calhoun	7 Apr 1967	Sanford, S.T. s.n.	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
USAM000014876	Baldwin	20 Apr 1974	LeLong, Michel G. 7662	USAM Halesia tetraptera J. Ellis
JSU135202	Cherokee	8 Jul 1969	Tudor, Jessica s.n.	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
JSU135404	Jefferson	12 May 1983	Whetstone, R. David 13152	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
JSU135403	Jackson	19 Apr 1999	Brodeur, Kristin R. 1691	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
JSU135212	DeKalb	20 Apr 1968	Payton, Charles s.n.	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
JSU135416	Randolph	1 Jul 1986	Nixon, Christopher F. 2492	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
UWAL0048246	Colbert	26 Mar 2020	England, J. Kevin 10818	UWAL Halesia tetraptera Ellis
JSU135194	Calhoun	19 May 1986	Lawler, Carol L. 501	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
JSU135402	Cullman	20 Jun 1975	Whetstone, R. David 4667	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
UWAL0038852	Tuscaloosa	02 Apr 2016	Keener, Brian R. 9463	UWAL Halesia tetraptera Ellis
JSU135217	DeKalb	23 Oct 1986	Alford, J. Erik s.n.	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
TROY000044743	Geneva	27 Aug 2017	Byrd, Cameron 1496	TROY Halesia tetraptera J. Ellis
JSU135420	Randolph	17 Apr 1983	Nixon, Christopher F. 58	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
JSU135220	Cleburne	6 Apr 1967	Prater, Pat s.n.	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
AUA_ACC_38164	St. Clair	2 Apr 1982	Whetstone, R.David 10859	AUA Halesia Tetraptera Ellis
JSU135206	Cherokee	25 Mar 1976	Whetstone, R. David 7604	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
JSU135408	Lee	30 Mar 1964	Bozarth, Gene A. s.n.	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
JSU135218	Clay	10 Apr 1981	Whetstone, R. David 10506	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
AUA000042537	Escambia	5 Jun 2011	Pancake, Jr., Dale C. S.N.	AUA Halesia Tetraptera Ellis
UNA00014191	Geneva	25 Mar 1967	McDaniel, Sidney 8650	UNA Halesia tetraptera Ellis
UNA00047212	Randolph	22 Apr 1988	Nixon, C.F. 3706	UNA Halesia tetraptera Ellis
JSU135409	Marshall	18 Apr 1993	Spaulding, Daniel D. 3466	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
JSU135219	Cleburne	9 Apr 1968	Stuart, Martha s.n.	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
JSU135200	Calhoun	11 Jul 1969	Landers, Kenneth E. s.n.	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
JSU135413	Randolph	27 Aug 1986	Nixon, Christopher F. 2826	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
TROY000047191	Baldwin	20 Jul 1974	Lelong, Michel G. 8036	TROY Halesia tetraptera J. Ellis
UNA00047300	Randolph	July 1986	Nixon, C.F. 2518	UNA Halesia tetraptera Ellis
UNA00054397	Blount	27 Jun 1998	Keener, Brian R. 1098	UNA Halesia tetraptera Ellis
JSU135204	Cherokee	12 Sep 1985	Lawler, Carol L. 044	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
JSU135198	Calhoun	11 May 1982	Whetstone, R. David 11029	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
JSU135205	Cherokee	24 Apr 1969	Cofield, Jan s.n.	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
JSU135199	Calhoun	10 Apr 1956	Hampton, Bill s.n.	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
JSU135410	Marshall	20 Aug 1992	Spaulding, Daniel D. 2693	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
JSU135421	St. Clair	7 Apr 1956	Terry, Martha s.n.	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
JSU135201	Calhoun	12 Jul 1969	Landers, Kenneth E. s.n.	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
AUA_ACC_64158	Randolph	17 Apr 1983	Nixon, C.F. 58	AUA Halesia Tetraptera Ellis
JSU135415	Randolph	28 Jul 1988	Nixon, Christopher F. 4102	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
JSU135207	Clay	18 Aug 1993	Ballard, J. Mark 3235	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
UNA00045894	St. Clair	12 Apr 1998	Keener, Brian R. 615	UNA Halesia tetraptera Ellis
JSU135197	Calhoun	16 Mar 1986	Lawler, Carol L. 103	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
UNA00014158	Tuscaloosa	25 Mar 1874	Smith, Eugene A. s.n.	UNA Halesia tetraptera Ellis
JSU135211	Cleburne	13 Apr 1996	Rogers, C.P. 051	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
JSU135412	Marshall	21 May 1992	Spaulding, Daniel D. 1802	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
TROY000036696	Bullock	14 Sep 2012	Dykes, Bailee 1270	TROY Halesia tetraptera J. Ellis
JSU135203	Cherokee	1 Apr 1969	Tudor, Jessica s.n.	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
JSU135210	Cleburne	12 May 1980	Whetstone, R. David 10104	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
UWAL0018778	Cherokee	16 Aug 1997	Kral, Robert 87225	UWAL Halesia tetraptera J. Ellis
JSU135405	Jefferson	9 May 1983	Nixon, Christopher F. 150	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
JSU135216	DeKalb	23 Oct 1986	Martin, A.L. 045	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
UNA00014159	Talladega	21 Sep 1892	Mohr, Charles s.n.	UNA Halesia tetraptera Ellis
UWAL0042730	Limestone	31 Mar 2019	England, J. Kevin 10061	UWAL Halesia tetraptera Ellis
JSU135193	Calhoun	19 May 1986	Lawler, Carol L. 501	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
JSU135422	St. Clair	2 Apr 1982	Whetstone, R. David 10859	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
USAM000014875	Baldwin	20 Jul 1974	LeLong, Michel G. 8036	USAM Halesia tetraptera J. Ellis
JSU135191	Bibb	13 May 1983	Whetstone, R. David 13397	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
JSU135192	Blount	13 Oct 1984	Nixon, Christopher F. 908	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
JSU135407	Etowah	3 Oct 1972	Phifer, Gene s.n.	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
AUA_ACC_62605	Lowndes	11 Apr 2003	Jhee, Ed 44	AUA Halesia Tetraptera Ellis
JSU135414	Randolph	1 Jul 1986	Nixon, Christopher F. 2518	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
JSU135214	DeKalb	20 Apr 1968	Bartling, Don s.n.	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis
JSU135208	Cherokee	2 May 1986	Lawler, Carol L. 207	JSU Halesia tetraptera Ellis

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Data last modified: 3/17/2024

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Citation Information:

Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2024. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

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