Helwingia japonica

Helwingia japonica, the Japanese helwingia, is a species of Helwingia native to East Asia.[1][2] Helwingia japonica is part of the genus Helwingia and the family Helwingiaceae.[1]

Helwingia japonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Aquifoliales
Family: Helwingiaceae
Genus: Helwingia
Species:
H. japonica
Binomial name
Helwingia japonica

Range

Helwingia japonica is found in moist rich soil in forests and thickets in hills and low mountains at elevations of 100 - 3400 meters in Japan, Bhutan, South Korea, Myanmar, the Chinese provinces of Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan, and Zhejiang.[3]

Subspecies

The species is divided into the following subspecies and varieties:

  • Helwingia japonica subsp. japonica
  • Helwingia japonica subsp. liukiuensis
  • Helwingia japonica subsp. taiwaniana
  • Helwingia japonica var. formosana
  • Helwingia japonica var. hypoleuca
  • Helwingia japonica var. papillosa
  • Helwingia japonica var. parviflora

References

  1. Roskov Y., Kunze T., Orrell T., Abucay L., Paglinawan L., Culham A., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Decock W., De Wever A., Didžiulis V. (ed) (2014). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200016028
  3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200016028


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