Nyssaceae
Dove-tree
Davidia involucrata
- Family
- Nyssaceae
- Genus
- Davidia
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Common names
By language (23)
- Basque
- Zapi zuhaitz, Davidia, Musuzapi zuhaitz
- Chinese
- 珙桐, 海州骨碎补, 空桐, 鴿子樹, 鸽子花树
- Czech
- Davidie listenová, Davidie, Davídie
- Danish
- Duetræ
- Dutch
- Vaantjesboom, Zakdoekenboom, Zakdoekjesboom
- English
- Dove-tree
- Estonian
- Tuvipuu
- Finnish
- Kyyhkyspuu, Nenäliinapuu
- French
- Arbre aux mouchoirs
- German
- Taschentuchbaum, Davidiaceae
- Hebrew
- דווידיה אינוולוקרטה
- Hungarian
- Galambfa, Zsebkendőfa
- Japanese
- ハンカチノキ, ダビディア, ダビディア属, ダビディア科, ダヴィディア, ハンカキノキ, ハンカチの木, ハンカチノキ属
- Kurdish
- Dar kevokê
- Malayalam
- ഡേവിഡിയ ഇൻവോലുക്രേറ്റ
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Duetre, Lommetørkletre
- Persian
- داویدیا
- Polish
- Dawidia chińska, Drzewo chusteczkowe
- Portuguese
- Davidia
- Russian
- Давидия, Давидия обёрточная, Давидия покрывальная
- Spanish
- Davidia
- Swedish
- Näsduksträd, Davidiasläktet, Wilsonnäsduksträd
- Tamil
- புறா மரம்
Synonyms
- Davidia involucrata subsp. vilmoriniana (Dode) Holub
- Davidia involucrata var. involucrata
- Davidia involucrata var. vilmoriniana (Dode) Hemsl.
- Davidia involucrata var. vilmoriniana (Dode) Wangerin
- Davidia laeta Dode
- Davidia tibetana David
- Davidia vilmoriniana Dode
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 40 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Anne Gilbert, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sarah Adamson, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Morten Ross, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Morten Ross, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: tuirnee, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nick, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Theivaprakasham Hari, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Zefram, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ninagee26, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wouter Hagens, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.