Ericaceae
Pieris formosa
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Pieris
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Common names
By language (4)
- Bulgarian
- Красив пиерис
- Chinese
- 美丽马醉木, 美麗馬醉木, 兴山马醉木, 胡黄连, 长苞美丽马醉木, 兴马醉木
- Nepali
- लेक अङ्गेरी
- Russian
- Пиерис красивый, Пиерис Бодинье, Пиерис гималайский, Пиерис китайский, Пиерис Фореста, Пиерис формозский
Synonyms
- Andromeda formosa Wall.
- Lyonia formosa (Wall.) Hand.-Mazz.
- Pieris bodinieri H.Lév.
- Pieris formosa f. longiracemosa Fang
- Pieris formosa var. forrestii (Harrow) Airy Shaw
- Pieris forrestii Harrow
- Pieris japonica subsp. formosa (Wall.) Kitam.
Photos

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Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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). About our plant data.