Pourthiaea
| Pourthiaea | |
|---|---|
| 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. |
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]
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]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Pourthiaea Decne. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ^ a b Lou, Yi-Lei; Jin, Ze-Tao; Ma, Dai-Kun; Liu, Bin-Bin (2022-07-19). "A comprehensive checklist of the deciduous photinia genus Pourthiaea (Maleae, Rosaceae), with emphasis on their validity and typification". PhytoKeys. 202: 1–33. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.202.85822. ISSN 1314-2003. PMC 9848886. PMID 36761820.
- ^ Liu, Guang‐Ning; Ma, Dai‐Kun; Zhang, Yu; Hodel, Richard G.J.; Xie, Si‐Yu; Wang, Hui; Jin, Ze‐Tao; Li, Fu‐Xing; Jin, Shui‐Hu; Zhao, Liang; Xu, Chao; Wei, Yu; Liu, Bin‐Bin (2023). "Phylogenomic analyses support a new infrageneric classification of Pourthiaea (Maleae, Rosaceae) using multiple inference methods and extensive taxon sampling". TAXON. 72 (6): 1285–1302. doi:10.1002/tax.13083. ISSN 0040-0262. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.