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243.0000 Family Rosaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 334 (1789), nom. cons.
97-110 genera, ca. 7.500 spp., of them about 4.000 microspecies in Rubus, Alchemilla and Sorbus
Species listed in database: 7713; hybrids: 496
= Agrimoniaceae Gray; Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 395, 574 (1822)
= Alchemillaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 17 (1820)
= Amygdalaceae Marquis; Esq. Règne Vég. 49 (1820), nom. cons.
= Cercocarpaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 287 (1858)
= Chamaemoraceae Lilja; Skånes Fl., ed. 2: 349, 980 (1870)
= Coleogynaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 171 (1858)
= Cydoniaceae Schnizl.; Anal. Nat. Ordn. Gew. 14 (1856)
= Dryadaceae Gray; Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 395, 577 (1822)
= Fragariaceae Nestl.; Monogr. Potentilla [Nestler] 14 (1816)
= Lindleyaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 166 (1858)
= Malaceae Small; Fl. S.E. U.S. [Small] 529 (1903), nom. cons.
= Mespilaceae Schultz Sch.; Nat. Syst. Pflanzenr. 509 (1832)
= Neilliaceae Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 1: 390 (1855)
= Potentillaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přír. Rostlin 231 (1820)
= Poteriaceae Raf.; Anal. Nat. 173 (1815)
= Prunaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 511 (1820)
= Pyraceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 268, 286 (1818)
= Rhodotypaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 172 (1858)
= Sanguisorbaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přír. Rostlin 231 (1820)
= Sorbaceae Brenner; Florist. Handb. 94 (1886)
= Spiraeaceae Bertuch; Taf. Allg. Naturgesch. Gewächs-Reich: Enum. 10, Syn. Tab. 3 (1801)
= Tormentillaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 636 (1820)
= Ulmariaceae Gray; Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 395, 588 (1822)
243.3856 Genus Rhaphiolepis Lindl.; Bot. Reg., t. 468 (1820) nom. & orth. cons.
Distribution: S-China, Philippines, Indochina
Species listed in database: 12
species :
Rhaphiolepis brevipetiolata J.E.Vidal; Fl. Cambodge Laos Vietnam 6: 88 (1968), in adnot.
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Rhaphiolepis ferruginea Metcalf; Lingnan Sci. J. 18(4): 509-510, t. 16 (1939), et ex Hoo, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 1: 196 (1951), descr. ampl.
Distribution: China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Pyrus sodomacea M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 121 (2018), nom. nov.
variant :
var. serrata Metcalf; Lingnan Sci. J. 18: 511 (1939)
Distribution: China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi)
36 CHI
species :
Rhaphiolepis indica (L.) Lindl.; Bot. Reg. 6: t. 468 (1820)
Distribution: China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Zhejiang); Japan; Taiwan; India [c]; Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; Java [I]; Australia [I] (New South Wales [I]); Norfolk Isl. [I]
36 CHI 38 JAP TAI 40 ind 41 CBD LAO THA VIE 42 jaw 50 aus nfk
Synonyms: hidden
= Crataegus chinensis (Blume) Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 1: 432 (1841)
= Crataegus indica L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 477 (1753)
= Crataegus rubra Lour.; Fl. Cochinch. 1: 320 (1790)
= Crataegus sieboldii (Blume) Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 1: 434 (1841)
= Crataegus sinensis Loisel.; Herb. Gén. Amat. 4: t. 247 (1820)
= Eriobotrya chinensis (Blume) G.Don; Gen. Hist. 2: 603 (1832)
= Mespilus chinensis Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 1102 (1826)
= Mespilus indica (L.) Poir.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.], Suppl. 4: 73 (1816)
= Mespilus rubra Stokes; Bot. Mat. Med. 3: 110 (1812)
= Mespilus sieboldii Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 1102 (1826)
= Mespilus sinensis Poir.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.], Suppl. 4: 70 (1816)
= Opa japonica (Siebold & Zucc.) Seem.; J. Bot. 1: 281 (1863)
= Opa metrosideros Lour.; Fl. Cochinch. 309 (1790)
= Photinia sieboldii G.Don; Gen. Hist. 2: 602 (1832)
= Pyrus mekongensis (Cardot) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 112 (2018)
= Pyrus rhaphiolepis M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 118 (2018), nom. nov. for Crataegus indica L.
= Rhaphiolepis crataegoides M.Roem.; Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 3: 113 (1847)
= Rhaphiolepis fragrans E.T.Geddes; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1929: 108 (1929)
= Rhaphiolepis gracilis Nakai; J. Arnold Arbor. 5(2): 64-65 (1924)
= Rhaphiolepis impressivena Masam.; Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Taiwan 30: 340 (1940)
= Rhaphiolepis indica f. impressivena (Masam.) S.S.Ying; Coloured Ill. Fl. Taiwan 1: 371 (1985)
= Rhaphiolepis indica f. minor (Makino) H.Ohashi; J. Jap. Bot. 63(1): 6 (1988)
= Rhaphiolepis indica f. salicifolia G.Nicholson; Ill. Dict. Gard. 3: 287 (1886)
= Rhaphiolepis indica var. crataegoides Nakai; J. Arnold Arbor. 5: 66 (1924)
= Rhaphiolepis indica var. latifolia Cardot; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 3: 380 (1918)
= Rhaphiolepis indica var. mekongensis Cardot; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 3: 380 (1918)
= Rhaphiolepis indica var. minor (Makino) Kitam.; Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 26: 2 (1974)
= Rhaphiolepis japonica Siebold & Zucc.; Fl. Jap. [Siebold] 1: 162 (1841)
= Rhaphiolepis kerrii E.T.Geddes; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1929: 109 (1929)
= Rhaphiolepis loureiroi Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 2: 508 (1825)
= Rhaphiolepis mekongensis (Cardot) Tagane & H.Toyama; Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 66(2): 127 (2015)
= Rhaphiolepis minor (Makino) Koidz.; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 23: 171 (1909)
= Rhaphiolepis parvibracteolata Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci. 21(4): 344-345 (1922)
= Rhaphiolepis pheostemon Lindl.; Coll. Bot. [Lindley] 1: t. 3 (1821)
= Rhaphiolepis rubra (Lour.) Lindl.; Coll. Bot. [Lindley] t. 3 (1821)
= Rhaphiolepis rubra var. foliosa Nakai; J. Arnold Arbor. 5: 66 (1924)
= Rhaphiolepis rubra var. lanceolata Nakai; J. Arnold Arbor. 5: 67 (1924)
= Rhaphiolepis rubra var. minor (Makino) Nakai; J. Arnold Arbor. 5: 67 (1924)
= Rhaphiolepis rugosa Nakai; J. Arnold Arbor. 5(2): 62 (1924)
= Rhaphiolepis sieboldii (Blume) Hassk.; Tijdschr. Natuurl. Gesch. Physiol. 10: 146 (1843)
= Rhaphiolepis sinensis (Poir.) M.Roem.; Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 3: 114 (1847)
= Rhaphiolepis umbellata var. minor Makino; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 16(179): 14 (1902)
variant :
var. spiralis (Blume) Nakai; J. Arnold Arbor. 5: 65 (1924)
Distribution: Java
42 JAW
Synonyms: hidden
= Crataegus spiralis (Blume) Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 1: 434 (1841)
= Mespilus spiralis Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 1102 (1826)
= Opa spiralis (Blume) Seem.; J. Bot. 1: 281 (1863)
= Rhaphiolepis spiralis (Blume) G.Don; Gen. Hist. 2: 602 (1832)
variant :
var. shilanensis Y.P.Yang & H.Y.Liu; Taiwania 47: 176 (2002)
Distribution: S-Taiwan (Pingdong Xian)
38 TAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Rhaphiolepis hiiranensis Kaneh.; Formos. Trees, rev. ed. 276, f. 226 (1936), nom. inval.
= Rhaphiolepis indica var. hiiranensis (Kaneh.) Li; Lloydia 4: 235 (1952), nom. inval.
= Rhaphiolepis umbellata var. hiiranensis (Kaneh.) Hatus.; Fl. Ryukyus 312 (1971)
variant :
var. tashiroi Hayata ex Matsum. & Hayata; J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 22: 129 (1906)
Distribution: Taiwan
38 TAI
species :
Rhaphiolepis integerrima Hook. & Arn.; Bot. Beechey Voy. 263 (1838)
Distribution: Taiwan
38 TAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Opa integerrima (Hook. & Arn.) Seem.; J. Bot. 1: 281 (1863)
= Opa mertensii (Siebold & Zucc.) Seem.; J. Bot. 1: 281 (1863)
= Pyrus godiva M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 105 (2018), nom. nov. for Rhaphiolepis integerrima Hook. & Arn.
= Rhaphiolepis indica var. integerrima (Hook. & Arn.) Kitam.; Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 26(1-2): 1 (1974)
= Rhaphiolepis integerrima var. mertensii (Siebold & Zucc.) Makino ex Koidz.; J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 34(2): 72 (1913)
= Rhaphiolepis japonica var. integerrima (Hook. & Arn.) Hook.f.; Bot. Mag. 91: t. 5510 (1865)
= Rhaphiolepis mertensii Siebold & Zucc.; Fl. Jap. [Siebold] 1: 164 (1841)
= Rhaphiolepis mertensii var. ovata (Standish ex J.Dix) Nakai; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 30: 22 (1916)
= Rhaphiolepis ovata Standish ex J.Dix; Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 2: 378 (1862)
= Rhaphiolepis umbellata f. integerrima (Hook.f.) Rehder; Deut. Dendrol. 1915(24): 223 (1916)
= Rhaphiolepis umbellata f. ovata (Briot) C.K.Schneid.; Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. [C.K.Schneider] 1: 706 (1906)
= Rhaphiolepis umbellata subsp. integerrima (Hook. & Arn.) Masam.; Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Taiwan 31: 274 (1941)
= Rhaphiolepis umbellata var. integerrima (Hook. & Arn.) Masam.; Sci. Rep. Kanazawa Univ., Biol. 3(1): 111 (1955)
= Rhaphiolepis umbellata var. mertensii (Siebold & Zucc.) Makino; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 16(179): 14 (1902)
species :
Rhaphiolepis jiulongjiangensis P.C.Huang & K.M.Li; J. Nanjing Forest. Univ. 13(4): 85 (1989)
Distribution: China (Fujian)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Pyrus jiulongjiangensis (P.C.Huang & K.M.Li) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 108 (2018)
species :
Rhaphiolepis lanceolata Hu; J. Arnold Arbor. 13(3): 335-336 (1932)
Distribution: China (?Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Pyrus lanceolata (Hu) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 110 (2018)
= Rhaphiolepis hainanensis F.P.Metcalf; Lingnan Sci. J. 18: 511 (1939)
= Rhaphiolepis indica var. angustifolia Cardot; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 3: 380 (1918)
species :
Rhaphiolepis major Cardot; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 3: 380-381 (1918)
Distribution: China (Fujian, S-Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Zhejiang)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Pyrus major (Cardot) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 111 (2018)
= Rhaphiolepis indica var. grandifolia Franch.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 46: 207 (1899)
species :
Rhaphiolepis oblongifolia (Merr. & Rolfe) B.B.Liu & J.Wen; Frontiers Plant Sci. (Online journal) 10-1731: 11 (2020)
Distribution: Philippines
42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriobotrya oblongifolia Merr. & Rolfe; Philipp. J. Sci., C 3: 102 (1908)
species :
Rhaphiolepis philippinensis (S.Vidal) Kalkman; Blumea 21(2): 434 (1973)
Distribution: Borneo; Philippines
42 BOR PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriobotrya acuminatissima Merr. ex Nakai; J. Arnold Arbor. 5: 71 (1924)
= Eriobotrya luzoniensis (Merr.) Nakai; J. Arnold Arbor. 5: 69 (1924)
= Eriobotrya philippinensis S.Vidal; Revis. Pl. Vasc. Filip. 623 (1886)
= Photinia luzonensis Merr.; Publ. Bur. Sci. Gov. Lab. 17: 18 (1904)
= Photinia luzonensis var. acuminatissima Merr.; J. Arnold Arbor. 5: 71 (1924), nomen
= Pyrus luzoniensis (Merr.) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 111 (2018)
= Pyrus philippinensis (S.Vidal) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 115 (2018)
species :
Rhaphiolepis salicifolia Lindl.; Coll. Bot. [Lindley] sub t. 3 (1821)
Distribution: China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi); Vietnam
36 CHI 41 VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Pyrus gomorrana M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 105 (2018), nom. nov.
= Rhaphiolepis cheniana Metcalf; Lingnan Sci. J. 18(4): 509, t. 15 (1939)
= Rhaphiolepis kwangsiensis Hu; J. Arnold Arbor. 13(3): 335 (1932)
species :
Rhaphiolepis umbellata (Thunb.) Makino; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 16: 13 (1902)
Distribution: Mozambique [I]; China; South Korea (Cheju Isl.); Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu); Ryukyu Isl.; Ogasawara Isl. (Keetaajima, Chichijima, Anijima, Otohtojima, Hahajima, Mukohjima, Anejima, Imohtojima, Meijima); Taiwan; New Zealand [I]
26 moz 36 CHI 38 JAP KOR NNS TAI 51 nzl
Synonyms: hidden
= Laurus umbellata Thunb.; Fl. Jap. [Thunberg] 175 (1784)
= Pyrus umbellularia M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 124 (2018), nom. nov. for Laurus umbellata Thunb.
= Rhaphiolepis indica f. umbellata (Thunb.) H.Ohashi; J. Jap. Bot. 63(1): 5 (1988)
= Rhaphiolepis indica f. umbellata (Thunb.) Hatus.; J. Geobot. 25(4): 126 (1978)
= Rhaphiolepis indica subsp. umbellata (Thunb.) Hatus.; Mem. Fac. Agric. Kagoshima Univ. 7: 309 (1970)
= Rhaphiolepis indica var. umbellata (Thunb.) H.Ohashi; J. Jap. Bot. 63(1): 4 (1988)
= Rhaphiolepis umbellata (Thunb.) C.K.Schneid.; Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. [C.K.Schneider] 1: 705 (1906), isonym
= Rhaphiolepis umbellata var. ovata (Standish ex J.Dix) Asch. & Graebn.; Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. [Ascherson & Graebner] 6(2): 57 (1906)
variant :
var. liukiuensis Koidz.; J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 34: 73 (1913)
Distribution: Ryukyu Isl.
38 NNS
Synonyms: hidden
= Rhaphiolepis indica var. liukiuensis (Koidz.) Hatus.; Fl. Ryukyus 844 (1971)
= Rhaphiolepis indica var. insularis Hatus.; Fl. Ryukyus 844 (1971), without latin descr.
= Rhaphiolepis indica var. liukiuensis (Koidz.) Kitam.; Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 26(1-2): 2 (1974)
= Rhaphiolepis liukiuensis (Koidz.) Nakai; J. Arnold Arbor. 5: 63 (1924)
= Rhaphiolepis umbellata subsp. liukiuensis (Koidz.) Masam. & Yanagita; Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Taiwan 31: 274 (1941)
species :
Rhaphiolepis wuzhishanensis W.B.Liao, R.H.Miao & Q.Fan; Novon 17(4): 429 (2007)
Distribution: China (Hainan)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Pyrus wuzhishanensis (W.B.Liao, R.H.Miao & Q.Fan) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 126 (2018)
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A complete, synonymic checklist of the Higher Plants of the World


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Covering 359,184 accepted species,
8,882 hybrids, 47,737 accepted infraspecific taxa and 1,007,635 synonyms,
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