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Polyspora axillaris

Fried Egg Tree, Hong Kong Gordonia
Also known as: ? axillaris Roxb. +18 more
  • ? axillaris Roxb.
  • Camellia axillaris Roxb. ex Ker Gawl.
  • Camellia axillaris Roxb. ex KerGawl.
  • Camellia axillaris Roxb. ex Wall.
  • Castanopsis camelliifolia H.Lév.
  • Gordonia anomala Spreng.
  • Gordonia axillaris (Roxb. ex Ker Gawl.) Endl.
  • Gordonia axillaris (Roxb. ex KerGawl.) D.Dietr.
  • Gordonia axillaris var. axillaris
  • Gordonia axillaris var. crenata Gagnep.
  • Gordonia axillaris var. nantoensis H.Keng
  • Gordonia axillaris var. subemarginata Gagnep.
  • Gordonia lessertii Szyszyl.
  • Gordonia shimadae Ohwi
  • Gordonia tagawae Ohwi
  • Gordonia tonkinensis Pit.
  • Lasianthus axillaris (Roxb. ex Ker Gawl.) Kuntze
  • Nabiasodendron axillare (Roxb.) Pit.
  • Polyspora axillaris (Roxb. ex Ker Gawl.) Sweet ex G.Don
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Theaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.

Polyspora axillaris (commonly known as Fried Egg Tree or Hong Kong gordonia) is a shrub or tree belonging to the Theaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with subtropical conditions.

Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
China Southeast, Hainan, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

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