Griffitharia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Subfamily: Amygdaloideae
Tribe: Maleae
Subtribe: Malinae
Genus: Griffitharia
Rushforth (2018)
Type species
Griffitharia guanii
(Rushforth) Rushforth[1]
Species[2]

19; see text

Griffitharia is a genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae. It includes 19 species native to Asia, ranging from Afghanistan along the Himalayas to Myanmar and central China.[2]

They are small to medium-sized trees, which rarely grow more than 20 meters tall. They grow in cool temperate zones from about 1850 to 3300 meters elevation.[1]

19 species are accepted.[2]

  • Griffitharia ambrozyana (C.K.Schneid.) Rushforth
  • Griffitharia atrosanguinea (T.T.Yu & H.T.Tsai) Rushforth
  • Griffitharia burtonsmithiorum (Rushforth) Rushforth
  • Griffitharia guanii (Rushforth) Rushforth
  • Griffitharia hedlundii (C.K.Schneid.) Rushforth
  • Griffitharia hemsleyi (C.K.Schneid.) Rushforth
  • Griffitharia heseltinei (Rushforth) Rushforth
  • Griffitharia hudsonii (Rushforth) Rushforth
  • Griffitharia karchungii (Rushforth) Rushforth
  • Griffitharia lanata (D.Don) Rushforth
  • Griffitharia needhamii (Rushforth) Rushforth
  • Griffitharia pallescens (Rehder) Rushforth
  • Griffitharia schwerinii (C.K.Schneid.) Rushforth
  • Griffitharia sharmae (M.F.Watson, V.Manandhar & Rushforth) Rushforth
  • Griffitharia spongbergii (Rushforth) Rushforth
  • Griffitharia thibetica (Cardot) Rushforth
  • Griffitharia vestita (Wall. ex G.Don) Rushforth
  • Griffitharia wardii (Merr.) Rushforth
  • Griffitharia yongdeensis (Rushforth) Rushforth

References

  1. 1 2 Rushforth, K. 2018. The Whitebeam problem, and a solution. Phytologia 100(4): 222-247; 21 Dec 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Griffitharia Rushforth. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
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