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Chinese photinia

Photinia davidiana (Decne.) Cardot

Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Photinia

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Common names

By language (4)
Chinese
红果树, 红果树柳叶变种, 玉山假沙梨, 紅果樹, 紅果樹柳葉變種, 斯脱兰威木
English
Chinese photinia
Vietnamese
Tân hoa
Welsh
Stranfaesia

Synonyms

  • Photinia davidiana var. formosana (Cardot) H.Ohashi & Iketani
  • Photinia niitakayamensis Hayata
  • Photinia undulata var. formosana Cardot
  • Pyrus cavaleriei H.Lév.
  • Pyrus davidiana (Decne.) M.F.Fay & Christenh.
  • Pyrus niitakayamensis (Hayata) M.F.Fay & Christenh.
  • Stranvaesia davidiana Decne.
  • Stranvaesia davidiana var. salicifolia (Hutch.) Rehder
  • Stranvaesia henryi Diels
  • Stranvaesia integrifolia Stapf
  • Stranvaesia niitakayamensis (Hayata) Hayata
  • Stranvaesia salicifolia Hutch.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.