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Photinia
Photinia () is a genus of about 30 species of small trees and large shrubs, but the taxonomy has recently varied greatly, with the genera Heteromeles, Stranvaesia and Aronia sometimes included in Photinia.
They are a part of the rose family (Rosaceae) and related to the apple. The botanical genus name derives from the Greek word φωτεινός / phōteinós for "shiny" and refers to the often glossy leaves. Most species are evergreen, but deciduous species also occur. The small apple-shaped fruit has a size of 4 to 12 mm and forms in large quantities. They ripen in the fall and often remain hanging on the bush until well into the winter. The fruits are used as food by birds, which excrete the seeds with their droppings and thereby distribute the plant.
29 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Chinese Photinia
speciesPhotinia serratifolia
Red Tip Photinia
hybridPhotinia × fraseri
Taiwan Stranvaesia
speciesPhotinia niitakayamensis
David's photinia
speciesPhotinia davidiana
Photinia beauverdiana
speciesPhotinia beauverdiana
Japanese photinia
speciesPhotinia glabra
Chinese photinia
speciesPhotinia serrulata
Photinia parvifolia
speciesPhotinia parvifolia
Photinia bodinieri
speciesPhotinia bodinieri
Photinia benthamiana
speciesPhotinia benthamiana
Photinia raupingensis
speciesPhotinia raupingensis
Photinia lasiopetala
speciesPhotinia lasiopetala
Photinia prunifolia
speciesPhotinia prunifolia
Photinia integrifolia
speciesPhotinia integrifolia
Photinia davidsoniae
speciesPhotinia davidsoniae
Photinia glomerata
speciesPhotinia glomerata
Photinia nussia
speciesPhotinia nussia
Photinia prionophylla
speciesPhotinia prionophylla
Photinia komarovii
speciesPhotinia komarovii
Photinia wrightiana
speciesPhotinia wrightiana
Photinia tushanensis
speciesPhotinia tushanensis
Photinia hirsuta
speciesPhotinia hirsuta
Photinia japonica
speciesPhotinia japonica
Photinia impressivena
speciesPhotinia impressivena
Photinia atropurpurea
speciesPhotinia atropurpurea
Photinia lasiogyna
speciesPhotinia lasiogyna
Photinia crassifolia
speciesPhotinia crassifolia
Photinia anlungensis
speciesPhotinia anlungensis
Photinia berberidifolia
speciesPhotinia berberidifolia
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 126186.