Hydrangea chinensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Hydrangeaceae, native to Myanmar, southeast China, and Taiwan.[1] It grows in valleys and on mountain tops and slopes.[2]

Hydrangea chinensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Cornales
Family: Hydrangeaceae
Genus: Hydrangea
Species:
H. chinensis
Binomial name
Hydrangea chinensis
Synonyms[1]
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    • Hortensia chinensis (Maxim.) H.Ohba & S.Akiyama
    • Hortensia chinensis var. koidzumiana (H.Ohba & S.Akiyama) H.Ohba & S.Akiyama
    • Hortensia chinensis var. yayeyamensis (Koidz.) H.Ohba & S.Akiyama
    • Hydrangea angustipetala Hayata
    • Hydrangea angustipetala var. major W.T.Wang & M.X.Nie
    • Hydrangea chinensis var. koidzumiana H.Ohba & S.Akiyama
    • Hydrangea chloroleuca Diels
    • Hydrangea formosana Koidz.
    • Hydrangea glabrifolia Hayata
    • Hydrangea jiangxiensis W.T.Wang & M.X.Nie
    • Hydrangea lobbii Maxim.
    • Hydrangea macrosepala Hayata
    • Hydrangea obovatifolia Hayata
    • Hydrangea pottingeri Prain
    • Hydrangea pubiramea Merr.
    • Hydrangea scandens var. grosseserrata (Engl.) Hatus.
    • Hydrangea scandens var. lobbii (Maxim.) Y.C.Liu
    • Hydrangea stenophylla Merr. & Chun
    • Hydrangea subferruginca W.W.Sm.
    • Hydrangea umbellata Rehder
    • Hydrangea yayeyamensis Koidz.

Subtaxa

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The following varieties are accepted:[1]

  • Hydrangea chinensis var. chinensis
  • Hydrangea chinensis var. lobbii (Maxim.) Kitam. – Philippines, Taiwan
  • Hydrangea chinensis var. yayeyamensis (Koidz.) T.Yamaz.Ryukyu Islands

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Hydrangea chinensis Maxim". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Hydrangea chinensis in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2023-07-03.