Photinia villosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Photinia
Species:
P. villosa
Binomial name
Photinia villosa

Photinia villosa is a species in the flowering plant family Rosaceae,[1] with common names Christmas berry[2] and oriental photinia.[3] It is a shrub or small tree up to 5 metres (16 ft) tall, native to China, Japan, and Korea.[1] This plant was recently introduced into the United States, likely as a landscaping or garden plant. It has escaped cultivation and has become increasingly invasive in northern New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, and parts of Virginia, New York and Connecticut. [4]

Varieties

  • Photinia villosa var. coreana (Decne.) Rehder — Korean photinia [3]
  • Photinia villosa var. laevis (Thunb.) Dippel — smooth oriental photinia [3]
  • Photinia villosa var. sinica Rehder & E.H.Wilson

References

  1. 1 2 Lu Lingdi; Stephen A. Spongberg, "Photinia villosa (Thunberg) Candolle, Prodr. 2: 631. 1825", Flora of China
  2. ↑ "Photinia villosa", Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder, retrieved 20 July 2016
  3. 1 2 3 English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 589. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2016 – via Korea Forest Service.
  4. ↑ "Oriental photinia: Photinia villosa (Rosales: Rosaceae): Invasive Plant Atlas of the United States".


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