Pieris formosa (Wall.) D.Don

First published in Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 159 (1834)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nepal to Central & S. China and N. Indo-China. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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PAFTOL

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (2001). Flora of Bhutan 2: 1-1675. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
  • Rajbhandari, K.R., Rai, S.K. & Chhetri, R. (2021). A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 3: 1-331. Department of Plant Resources, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Sanjappa, M. & Sastry, A.R.K. (eds.) (2014). Fascicles of Flora of India 25: 1-468. Botanical Survey of India, New Delhi.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2005). Flora of China 14: 1-581. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (2001). Flora of Bhutan 2: 1-1675. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Sanjappa, M. & Sastry, A.R.K. (eds.) (2014). Fascicles of Flora of India 25: 1-468. Botanical Survey of India, New Delhi.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2005). Flora of China 14: 1-581. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Maire, E.E. [382] China K005211050 Yes
Delavay, M. [1076] China K005211036 Yes
Cribb, P.J. [C36] China K005211027 Yes
Forrest, G. [25763] China K005211057 Yes
Maire, E.E. [1063] China K005211054 Yes
Hancock, W. [s.n.] China K005211052 Yes
Delavay, M. [s.n.] China K005211034 Yes
Forrest, G. [12738] China K005211041 Yes
Forrest, G. [5875] China K005211055 Yes
s.coll. [K011] China K005211028 Yes
Cavalerie, J. [4626] China K005211048 Yes
Schneider, C. [4056] China K005211045 Yes
Baines, R.; Luke, A.; Summers, A.; Ritchie, W.; Bui Hong, Q.; Van Nguyen, D.; Sinh Nguyen, K. [154] Vietnam K001560886 Yes
Feng-jie, Z. [219] China K005211059 Yes
s.coll. [1370] China K005211040 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K005211061 Yes
Forrest, G. [25675] China K005211026 Yes
Schneider, C. [113] China K005211046 Yes
Forrest, G. [2023] China K005211033 Yes
Delavay, M. [s.n.] China K005211037 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [442] China K005211058 Yes
s.coll. [ACE2519] China K005211053 Yes
Wallich, N. [761] Nepal K000780206 Type Yes
Griffith [2218] Bhutan K004110229 Yes
Kirkham; Flanagan; Howick; McNamera [1758] China K001275461 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K000780208 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K005211060 Yes
Kirkham; Flanagan [ETOT178] Taiwan K005211063 Yes
Hancock, W. [96] China K005211051 Yes
Forrest, G. [8945] China K005211056 Yes
K:SPC-17409.000 No
Koe, S. [10065] China K005211025 Yes
Ducloux, F. [726] China K005211047 Yes
s.coll. [0649] China K005211029 Yes
s.coll. [0124] China K005211064 Yes
Tsiang, Y. [13020] China K005211049 Yes
Maire, E.E. [290] China K005211044 Yes
Forrest, G. [10010] China K005211035 Yes
Forrest, G. [10095] China K005211038 Yes
Smith [s.n.] Nepal K000780207 Type Yes
Kirkham; Flanagan [ETOT135] Taiwan K005211062 Yes
s.coll. [0101] China K005211030 Yes
Forrest, G. [27401] China K005211042 Yes
Forrest, G. [446] China K005211032 Yes
s.coll. [1006] China K005211031 Yes
Forrest, G. [27742] China K005211043 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 761] Nepal Andromeda formosa K000639338 Type Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 761] Nepal Andromeda formosa K000639339 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0