Rosaceae
Spiraea
Spiraea japonica

Spiraea japonica var. japonica

This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Central & S. Japan. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Japan

Introduced into:

Assam, Bolivia, Bulgaria, California, Central European Russia, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Illinois, Indiana, Ireland, Kentucky, Korea, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Romania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Uzbekistan, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.
  • Businský, R. (2020). Taxonomic revision of the Spiraea japonica complex (Rosaceae). Phyton; Annales Rei Botanica 60: 173-221.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Delipavlov, D. & Cheshmedzhiev, I. (eds.) (2011). Opredelitel na rasteniiata v Bulgariia: 1-590. Akad. Isd. Agrar. Univers. Plovdiv.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2014). Flora of North America North of Mexico 9: 1-713. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Haridasan, K. & Raghavendra Rao, R. (1985). Forest Flora of Meghalaya 1: 1-450. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Korovin, E.P. & Vvedensky, A.I. (eds.) (1955). Flora Uzbekistana 3: 1-824. Izd-va Akademii nauk Uzbekskoi SSR, Tashkent.
  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
  • Smettan, H.W. (2016). Eingeschleppt und ausgerissen: Neophyten im bayerischen Oberinntal. Berichte der Bayerischen Botanischen Gesellschaft zur Erforschung der Heimischen Flora 86: 213-226.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Urziceanu, M. & al. (2020). Updated list of non-native ornamental plants in Romania. Contributii Botanice Universitatea "Babes-Bolyai" din Cluj-Napoca 55: 59-82.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] Spiraea bullata K003282927 Yes
Illegible [s.n.] Spiraea bullata K003282926 Yes
Maximowicz, C.J. [s.n.] Japan Spiraea bullata K000737503 Unknown Type Material Yes
Zabel [47] Spiraea albiflora K000737541 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spiraea glabrata K003283116 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Japan Spiraea callosa K000737507 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France Spiraea callosa K003283114 Yes
Albrecht, M. [s.n.] Japan Spiraea callosa K000737508 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India Spiraea callosa K000737477 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 707] Nepal Spiraea callosa K001111669 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 707] Nepal Spiraea callosa K001111668 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomason, T. [1383] Bangladesh Spiraea callosa K000737473 Unknown Type Material Yes
Simon [132] Bangladesh Spiraea callosa K001044097 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India Spiraea callosa K000737479 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fortune, R. [s.n.] Japan Spiraea callosa K000737509 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India Spiraea callosa K000737478 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] Bangladesh Spiraea callosa K000737471 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India Spiraea callosa K000737476 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Bangladesh Spiraea callosa K000737475 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomason, T. [1383] Bangladesh Spiraea callosa K000737474 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • 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/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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