Davidia involucrata:
Davidia, named in honor of a French missionary in China, Abbe Armand David, who collected many plants;
involucrata for having an involucre, or a ring of bracts surrounding several flowers.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ZWtxnTmupkkEU6ZQRwOpge0pw5nXm7fAlFdjUfYRu7dAphhf4P5RbJ9yjxnlNGKiBvk0whfaiBVhyk2MagBoxY83R-njQHk4Zr1oK3H_L-Uf80Ccepi6IoRDtyEthAdtOC8wbxjqVUg/s400/Davidia+involucrata.jpg)
Showy white flowers are actually bracts, or modified leaves. ![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGP7jStM0GnmRXyvidgHy_W0W8pqeZzIf_q1KPjccvAzgWl8cVoy7kNdl7dA_fA7jQZ-ypPTRT9sMTUWGJu1XZreBhTvIbnvShcitLfOMxj2TJZcyqE-bpZp8iLo5v7FMgNQ1BQE6Cfo/s400/Davidia+involucrata+fruit.jpg)
Cordate (heart-shaped) leaves
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