Pieris formosa: Difference between revisions

Pieris formosa
	Pieris formosa 'Wakehurst'
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Pieris
Species:	P. formosa
Binomial name
	Pieris formosa; (Wall.) D.Don
Synonyms
	List Andromeda formosa Wall.; Comarostaphylis formosa (Wall.) Lem.; Lyonia formosa (Wall.) Hand.-Mazz.; Pieris bodinieri H.Lév.; Pieris forrestii R.L.Harrow ex W.W.Sm; Pieris huiana W.P.Fang; Pieris japonica subsp. formosa (Wall.) Kitam.; ;

Browse history interactively

← Previous edit Next edit →

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Inline

Revision as of 06:04, 2 November 2020

Pieris formosa, called the Taiwan pieris or the Himalayan andromeda, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Pieris native to Nepal, the eastern Himalaya, Assam in India, Myanmar, Vietnam, Tibet, central and southern China, but not Taiwan.^[2] The 'Wakehurst' cultivar of the putative variety Pieris formosa var. forrestii has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental, and is also considered by them as a good plant to attract pollinators.^[3]

References

^ Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 159 (1834)
^ ^a ^b "Pieris formosa (Wall.) D.Don". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
^ "Pieris formosa var. forrestii 'Wakehurst'". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 31 October 2020.

[1] Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 159 (1834)

[331654-1-2] "Pieris formosa (Wall.) D.Don". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2020.

[3] "Pieris formosa var. forrestii 'Wakehurst'". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 31 October 2020.

[1]

[2]

[3]

@@ Line 17: / Line 17: @@
 }}}}
-'''''Pieris formosa''''', called the '''Taiwan pieris''' or the '''Himalayan andromeda''', is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''[[Pieris (plant)|Pieris]]'' native to Nepal, the eastern Himalaya, Assam in India, Myanmar, Vietnam, Tibet, central and southern China, but not Taiwan.<ref name="331654-1" >{{cite web |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331654-1 |title=''Pieris formosa'' (Wall.) D.Don |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2017 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=31 October 2020 }}</ref> The 'Wakehurst' cultivar of the putative variety ''Pieris formosa'' var. ''forrestii'' has gained the [[Royal Horticultural Society]]'s [[Award of Garden Merit]] as an ornamental, and is also considered by them as a good plant to attract pollinators.<ref>{{cite web|title=''Pieris formosa'' var. ''forrestii'' 'Wakehurst' |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/23708/Pieris-formosa-var-forrestii-Wakehurst/Details |accessdate=31 October 2020 }}</ref>
+'''''Pieris formosa''''', called the '''Taiwan pieris''' or the '''Himalayan andromeda''', is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''[[Pieris (plant)|Pieris]]'' native to Nepal, the eastern Himalaya, Assam in India, Myanmar, Vietnam, Tibet, central and southern China, but not Taiwan.<ref name="331654-1" >{{cite web |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331654-1 |title=''Pieris formosa'' (Wall.) D.Don |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2017 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=31 October 2020 }}</ref> The 'Wakehurst' cultivar of the putative variety ''Pieris formosa'' var. ''forrestii'' has gained the [[Royal Horticultural Society]]'s [[Award of Garden Merit]] as an ornamental, and is also considered by them as a good plant to attract pollinators.<ref>{{cite web|title=''Pieris formosa'' var. ''forrestii'' 'Wakehurst' |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/23708/Pieris-formosa-var-forrestii-Wakehurst/Details |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |accessdate=31 October 2020 }}</ref>
 ==References==