Rosaceae
Spiraea

Spiraea expansa Wall. ex K.Koch

First published in Index Seminum (B, Berolinensis) 1853(App.): 22 (1853)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & E. Himalaya. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

East Himalaya, Nepal

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Businský, R. (2020). Taxonomic revision of the Spiraea japonica complex (Rosaceae). Phyton; Annales Rei Botanica 60: 173-221.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215. [Cited as Spiraea bella.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Businský, R. (2020). Taxonomic revision of the Spiraea japonica complex (Rosaceae). Phyton; Annales Rei Botanica 60: 173-221.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 708], Nepal Spiraea fastigiata K001111674 Yes
s.coll. [1708], Nepal Spiraea fastigiata K000737481 Yes
Wallich [7084], Nepal Spiraea fastigiata K000737480 Yes
Falconer [s.n.], India Spiraea fastigiata K000737482 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 708], Nepal Spiraea fastigiata K001111673 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 702], Nepal Spiraea expansa K001111653 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 702], Nepal Spiraea expansa K001111655 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 702], Nepal Spiraea expansa K001111654 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 702], Nepal Spiraea expansa K001111656 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. 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 Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. 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