Zenobia pulverulenta

Zenobia pulverulenta, the honeycup, is a North American species of shrubs, in the genus Zenobia, in the family Ericaceae.^[2] It is native to coastal plain of the Southeastern United States, in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.^[3][4]

Zenobia pulverulenta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Zenobia
Species:	Z. pulverulenta
Binomial name
Zenobia pulverulenta (Bartram ex Willd.) Pollard
Synonyms[1]
List Andromeda cassinefolia var. nuda Vent. Andromeda cassinefolia var. pulverulenta (W.Bartram) Vent. Andromeda cassinefolia Vent. Andromeda condida Dippel Andromeda dealbata Lindl. Andromeda glauca (P.Watson) Paxton Andromeda nitida (Michx.) Sims Andromeda nuda Voss Andromeda ovata Sol. ex DC. Andromeda pulverulenta var. nuda (Vent.) C.K.Schneid. Andromeda pulverulenta var. typica C.K.Schneid. Andromeda pulverulenta W.Bartram Andromeda serratifolia DC. Andromeda speciosa Michx. Andromeda speciosa var. glauca P.Watson Andromeda speciosa var. nitida Michx. Andromeda speciosa var. pulverulenta (W.Bartram) Michx. Lyonia pulverulenta (W.Bartram) K.Koch Zenobia cassinefolia (Vent.) Pollard Zenobia dealbata D.Don ex Steud. Zenobia pulverulenta f. nitida (Michx.) Fernald Zenobia pulverulenta var. nuda (Vent.) Rehder Zenobia pulverulenta f. nuda (Vent.) Fernald Zenobia speciosa (Michx.) D.Don Zenobia speciosa var. nitida (Michx.) Rehder Zenobia speciosa var. pulverulenta (W.Bartram) DC. Zenobia speciosa var. viridis DC.

Description

Zenobia pulverulenta is a deciduous or semi-evergreen shrub growing to 0.5–1.8 m tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, ovate to elliptic, 2–7 cm (1–3 in) long.^[5]

The flowers are white, bell-shaped, 12 mm (0.47 in) long and 10 mm (0.39 in) broad, and sweetly scented. The fruit is a dry five-valved capsule.^[5]