Pourthiaea
Genus of flowering plants
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Pourthiaea is a genus of deciduous shrubs and small trees in the rose family (Rosaceae), tribe Maleae.[1][2] Recent genetic studies have shown the genus to be monophyletic; prior to this, the genus was formerly treated either as a section within Photinia, or alternatively as a synonym of Aronia; some of the species have also been treated in Stranvaesia in the past.[2][3]
| Pourthiaea | |
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| Pourthiaea villosa, Kórnik Arboretum, Poland | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amygdaloideae |
| Tribe: | Maleae |
| Genus: | Pourthiaea Decne. |
Its native range is East Asia and Indo-China. It is found in the regions of Assam, Bangladesh, (north-central, south-central and southeastern) China, East Himalaya, Japan, Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam.[1]
The genus name of Pourthiaea is in honour of J. A. Pourthié (1830–1866), a French clergyman and also missionary in Korea.[4] It was first described and published in the Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris), Volume 10, page 146, in 1874.[1]
Species
The Plants of the World Online database accepts 17 species:[1]
- Pourthiaea amphidoxa (C.K.Schneid.) Stapf
- Pourthiaea arguta (Wall. ex Lindl.) Decne.
- Pourthiaea beauverdiana (C.K.Schneid.) Hatus.
- Pourthiaea blinii (H.Lév.) Iketani & H.Ohashi
- Pourthiaea brevifolia (Cardot) B.B.Liu
- Pourthiaea dabeishanensis (M.B.Deng & G.Yao) B.B.Liu
- Pourthiaea hirsuta (Hand.-Mazz.) Iketani & H.Ohashi
- Pourthiaea impressivena (Hayata) Iketani & H.Ohashi
- Pourthiaea lucida Decne.
- Pourthiaea magnoliifolia (Z.H.Chen) B.B.Liu
- Pourthiaea pilosicalyx (T.T.Yu) Iketani & H.Ohashi
- Pourthiaea pustulata (Lindl.) B.B.Liu
- Pourthiaea salicifolia Decne.
- Pourthiaea sorbifolia (W.B.Liao & W.Guo) B.B.Liu & D.Y.Hong
- Pourthiaea tomentosa (T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku) Long Y.Wang, W.Guo & W.B.Liao
- Pourthiaea villosa (Thunb.) Decne.
- Pourthiaea zhejiangensis (P.L.Chiu) Iketani & H.Ohashi
Cultivation
Some species in the genus have been introduced into Malaya, and the American states of Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Washington.[1]