Mother of Mosquitoes

DISTYLIUM RACEMOSUM

Common Name: Mother of Mosquitoes

Chinese Name: 蚊母樹

Family: Hamamelidaceae 金縷梅科

Scientific Name: Distylium racemosum

Plant Type: Angiosperms (dicotyledons)

Flowering Period: Apr-Jun

Fruiting Period: Jun-Aug

Nativity to China/HK: Native

Fact

• Used to make musical instruments

• Ashes from the wood used in porcelain glazing

• Evergreen