Pieris formosa
Pieris formosa, called the Taiwan pieris or the Himalayan andromeda, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Pieris native to Nepal, the eastern Himalaya, Assam in India, Myanmar, Vietnam, Tibet, central and southern China, but not Taiwan.[2] The 'Wakehurst' cultivar of the putative variety Pieris formosa var. forrestii has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental, and is also considered by them as a good plant to attract pollinators.[3]
| Pieris formosa | |
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| Pieris formosa 'Wakehurst' | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Pieris |
| Species: | P. formosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Pieris formosa | |
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References
- Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 159 (1834)
- "Pieris formosa (Wall.) D.Don". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- "Pieris formosa var. forrestii 'Wakehurst'". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
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