Parrotiopsis

{{Short description|Genus of shrubs}} {{Speciesbox | image = Parrotiopsis jacquemontiana - Botanischer Garten, Frankfurt am Main - DSC03275.JPG | image_alt = | image_caption = ''Parrotiopsis jacquemontiana'' |status = LC |status_system = IUCN3.1 |status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{cite iucn |author= Crowley, D. |date=2021 |title= ''Parrotiopsis jacquemontiana'' |volume=2021 |article-number= e.T164048728A164059315 |doi= 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T164048728A164059315.en |access-date=26 December 2022}}</ref> | display_parents = 2 | genus = Parrotiopsis | parent_authority = C.K.Schneid. | species = jacquemontiana | authority = (Decne.) Rehder | synonyms = *''Fothergilla involucrata'' {{small|Falc.}} *''Parrotia jacquemontiana'' {{small|Decne. (1841)}} (species basionym) *''Parrotiopsis involucrata'' {{small|(Falc.) C.K.Schneid.}} | synonyms_ref = <ref name = powo>{{cite web |title=''Parrotiopsis jacquemontiana'' (Decne.) Rehder |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:430744-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=27 October 2025}}</ref> }}

'''''Parrotiopsis''''' is a genus flowering plants in the witch hazel family. It includes a single species, '''''Parrotiopsis jacquemontiana''''',<ref name = powo/> a deciduous shrub or small tree in the witch hazel family, native to the western Himalayas, particularly Kashmir, Murree, Hazara, the Swat District, and Kurram, from 1200 to 2800 meters elevation. It grows to {{convert|6|m|ft|abbr=off|sp=us}} in height by {{convert|4|m|ft|abbr=off|sp=us}} wide, with hermaphrodite flowers borne in dense tufts of stamens from April to June. Its wood is strong and often used for handles, walking sticks, etc. Twigs are used for baskets and rope.<ref name=iucn/>

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Category:Hamamelidaceae Category:Hamamelidaceae genera Category:Flora of Afghanistan Category:Flora of Pakistan Category:Flora of West Himalaya