Pourthiaea villosa

Pourthiaea villosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Pourthiaea
Species:
P. villosa
Binomial name
Pourthiaea villosa
Synonyms[2]
Synonymy
  • Bobua japonica Miers
  • Crataegus cavaleriei H.Lév. & Vaniot
  • Crataegus laevis Thunb.
  • Crataegus villosa Thunb. (1784) (basionym)
  • Dicalix japonica Nakai
  • Mespilus laevis (Thunb.) Poir.
  • Mespilus villosa (Thunb.) Poir.
  • Myrtus laevis Thunb.
  • Photinia arguta var. laevis (Thunb.) Wenz.
  • Photinia arguta var. sinensis Cardot
  • Photinia arguta var. villosa (Thunb.) Wenz.
  • Photinia cardotii F.P.Metcalf
  • Photinia cotoneaster (Decne.) Cardot
  • Photinia komarovii (H.Lév. & Vaniot) L.T.Lu & C.L.Li
  • Photinia koreana Lancaster
  • Photinia laevis (Thunb.) DC.
  • Photinia laevis var. villosa (Thunb.) Koidz.
  • Photinia parvifolia (E.Pritz.) C.K.Schneid.
  • Photinia parvifolia var. kankoensis (Hatus.) T.T.Yu & K.C.Kuan
  • Photinia parvifolia var. subparvifolia (Y.K.Li & X.M.Wang) L.T.Lu & C.L.Li
  • Photinia parvifolia var. tenuipes (P.S.Hsu & L.C.Li) P.L.Chiu
  • Photinia subparvifolia Y.K.Li & X.M.Wang
  • Photinia subumbellata Rehder & E.H.Wilson
  • Photinia subumbellata var. villosa Cardot
  • Photinia variabilis F.B.Forbes & Hemsl.
  • Photinia villosa (Thunb.) DC.
  • Photinia villosa var. brunnea (H.Lév.) M.Kim
  • Photinia villosa var. coreana (Decne.) Rehder
  • Photinia villosa var. emergens Cardot
  • Photinia villosa var. glabricalycina L.T.Lu & C.L.Li
  • Photinia villosa var. laevis (Thunb.) Miq.
  • Photinia villosa f. maximowicziana (H.Lév.) Rehder
  • Photinia villosa var. parvifolia (E.Pritz.) P.S.Hsu & L.Chu Li
  • Photinia villosa var. sinica Rehder & E.H.Wilson
  • Photinia villosa var. tenuipes P.S.Hsu & L.Chu Li
  • Photinia villosa var. typica C.K.Schneid.
  • Photinia villosa var. zollingeri (Decne.) C.K.Schneid.
  • Photinia wuyishanensis Z.X.Yu
  • Pourthiaea brunnea (H.Lév.) Chang
  • Pourthiaea coreana Decne.
  • Pourthiaea cotoneaster Decne.
  • Pourthiaea kankoensis Hatus.
  • Pourthiaea laevis (Thunb.) Koidz.
  • Pourthiaea laevis var. albescens (H.Lév.) Nakai
  • Pourthiaea laevis var. crassiuscula Nakai
  • Pourthiaea laevis var. parvifolia (E.Pritz.) Migo
  • Pourthiaea laevis var. villosa (Thunb.) Koidz.
  • Pourthiaea laevis var. yesoensis (Nakai) Nakai
  • Pourthiaea laevis var. zollingeri (Decne.) Koidz.
  • Pourthiaea lanata Nakai
  • Pourthiaea oldhamii Decne.
  • Pourthiaea parvifolia E.Pritz.
  • Pourthiaea thunbergii Decne.
  • Pourthiaea variabilis Palib.
  • Pourthiaea villosa var. brunnea (H.Lév.) Nakai
  • Pourthiaea villosa var. coreana (Decne.) Nakai
  • Pourthiaea villosa var. laevis (Thunb.) Stapf
  • Pourthiaea villosa var. laevis (Thunb.) T.B.Lee
  • Pourthiaea villosa var. oblongifolia Murata
  • Pourthiaea villosa f. oblongifolia (Murata) Satomi
  • Pourthiaea villosa var. parvifolia (E.Pritz.) Iketani & H.Ohashi
  • Pourthiaea villosa var. sinica (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) Migo
  • Pourthiaea villosa var. tenuipes (P.S.Hsu & L.Chu Li) Iketani & H.Ohashi
  • Pourthiaea villosa var. typica (C.K.Schneid.) Nakai
  • Pourthiaea villosa var. yakusimensis Masam.
  • Pourthiaea villosa var. yokohamensis Nakai
  • Pourthiaea villosa var. zollingeri (Decne.) C.K.Schneid.
  • Pourthiaea zollingeri Decne.
  • Pourthiaea zollingeri var. yesoensis Nakai
  • Pyrus brunnea H.Lév.
  • Pyrus fantabulosa M.F.Fay & Christenh.
  • Pyrus komarovii (H.Lév. & Vaniot) M.F.Fay & Christenh.
  • Pyrus maximowicziana (H.Lév.) Nakai
  • Pyrus mokpoensis H.Lév.
  • Pyrus sinensis var. maximowicziana H.Lév.
  • Pyrus spectabilis var. albescens H.Lév.
  • Pyrus villosa (Thunb.) M.F.Fay & Christenh.
  • Rhaphiolepis laevis Lodd. ex G.Don
  • Sorbus terminalis Anon.
  • Sorbus villosa Zabel
  • Sorbus villosa f. laevis Zabel
  • Stranvaesia digyna Siebold & Zucc.
  • Symplocos japonica A.DC.
  • Symplocos lucida Siebold & Zucc.
  • Viburnum komarovii H.Lév. & Vaniot

Pourthiaea villosa is a species in the flowering plant family Rosaceae,[3] with common names Christmas berry[4] and oriental photinia.[5] It is a shrub or small tree up to 5 metres (16 ft) tall, native to China, Japan, Korea, Indochina, and the eastern Himalayas.[2][3]

This plant was recently introduced into the United States, likely as a landscaping or garden plant. It has escaped cultivation and has become increasingly invasive in northern New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, and parts of Virginia, New York and Connecticut. [6]

References

  1. ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Photinia villosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T136775944A136775946. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T136775944A136775946.en. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Pourthiaea villosa (Thunb.) Decne". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  3. ^ a b Lu Lingdi; Stephen A. Spongberg, "Photinia villosa (Thunberg) Candolle, Prodr. 2: 631. 1825", Flora of China
  4. ^ "Photinia villosa", Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder, retrieved 20 July 2016
  5. ^ English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 589. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2016 – via Korea Forest Service.
  6. ^ "Oriental photinia: Photinia villosa (Rosales: Rosaceae): Invasive Plant Atlas of the United States".