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Rosaceae

Taiwanese photinia

Photinia serratifolia (Desf.) Kalkman

Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Photinia

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Common names

By language (9)
Azerbaijani
Çin fotiniyası
Chinese
石楠, 石楠寬葉變種, 凿木, 千里红, 扇骨木, 石楠(石南), 石南
English
Taiwanese photinia
Finnish
Sahapunamarja
Japanese
オオカナメモチ
mnc
ᠮᠣᠯᠣᡵᡳ ᠮᠣᠣ
Persian
درخت سه رنگ
Spanish
Photinia serratifolia,
Turkish
Alev Ağacı, Alev Çalısı

Synonyms

  • Crataegus serratifolia Desf.
  • Pyrus serratifolia (Desf.) M.F.Fay & Christenh.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
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.