Abelia macrotera

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

{{Speciesbox

|taxon = Abelia macrotera

|authority = (Graebn. & Buchw.) Rehder (1911)

|subdivision_ranks = Varieties

|subdivision =

  • Abelia macrotera var. deutziifolia {{small|(H.Lév.) Landrein}}
  • Abelia macrotera var. engleriana {{small|(Graebn.) Landrein}}
  • Abelia macrotera var. henanensis {{small|Landrein}}
  • Abelia macrotera var. macrotera
  • Abelia macrotera var. mairei {{small|(H.Lév.) Landrein}}
  • Abelia macrotera var. myrtilloides {{small|(Rehder) Landrein}}
  • Abelia macrotera var. zabelioides {{small|Landrein}}

|subdivision_ref = [https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:148212-1 Abelia macrotera (Graebn. & Buchw.) Rehder] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130152219/https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:148212-1 |date=2023-11-30 }}. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 April 2024.

|synonyms = Linnaea macrotera {{small|Graebn. & Buchw. (1900)}}

|synonyms_ref =

}}

Abelia macrotera is a species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae. It is a shrub native to central and southern China.

Varieties

Seven varieties are accepted.

  • Abelia macrotera var. deutziifolia {{small|(H.Lév.) Landrein}} (synonym Abelia deutziifolia {{small|(H.Lév.) H.Lév.}}) – south-central China
  • Abelia macrotera var. engleriana {{small|(Graebn.) Landrein}} (synonyms Abelia engleriana {{small|(Graebn.) Rehder}}, Abelia koehneana {{small|(Graebn.) Rehder}}, and Abelia longituba {{small|Rehder}}) – north-central and south-central China
  • Abelia macrotera var. henanensis {{small|Landrein}} – Henan Province of southeast China
  • Abelia macrotera var. macrotera (synonyms Abelia fargesii {{small|Nakai}}, Abelia graebneriana {{small|Rehder}}, Abelia schischkinii {{small|Golubk.}}, Abelia verticillata {{small|H.Lév.}}) – central and southern China
  • Abelia macrotera var. mairei {{small|(H.Lév.) Landrein}} (synonym Abelia mairei {{small|H.Lév.}}) – Yunnan Province of south-central China
  • Abelia macrotera var. myrtilloides {{small|(Rehder) Landrein}} (synonym Abelia myrtilloides {{small|Rehder}}) – Sichuan Province of south-central China
  • Abelia macrotera var. zabelioides {{small|Landrein}} – Sichuan Province of south-central China

References