Photinia griffithii Decne.

Wang, Hui, Li, Xiao-Ya, Jiang, Yan, Jin, Ze-Tao, Ma, Dai-Kun, Liu, Bing, Xu, Chao, Ge, Bin-Jie, Wang, Ting, Fan, Qiang, Jin, Shui-Hu, Liu, Guang-Ning & Liu, Bin-Bin, 2024, Refining the phylogeny and taxonomy of the apple tribe Maleae (Rosaceae): insights from phylogenomic analyses of 563 plastomes and a taxonomic synopsis of Photinia and its allies in the Old World, PhytoKeys 242, pp. 161-227 : 161-227

11. Photinia griffithii Decne. , Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. 10: 142. 1874.

Fig. 6 Common name: 球花石楠 (Chinese name); pinyin (spelled as sounds in Chinese): qiu hua shi nan

≡ Eriobotrya griffithii (Decne.) Franch. , Pl. Delavay. 1: 224. 1890. ≡ Photinia serrulata var. congestiflora Cardot , Notul. Syst. (Paris) 3: 373. 1918. nom. superfl. ≡ Pyrus griffithiana M. F. Fay & Christenh. ; Global Fl. 4: 105. 2018.

= Photinia glomerata Rehder & E. H. Wilson, Pl. Wilson. (Sargent) 1 (2): 190. 1912. ≡ Pyrus glomerata (Rehder & E. H. Wilson) M. F. Fay & Christenh. , Global Fl. 4: 105. 2018. Type: CHINA. Yunnan, Szemao, A. Henry 11716 (lectotype, selected by Vidal (1965: 226), first step; second step, designated by Wang et al. (2019: 599): E [barcode E 00011310 !]; isolectotypes: A [barcode 00038560!], K [barcode K 000758251 !], MO [barcode MO- 255089!], US [barcode 00097496!]). A. Henry 11716 A (syntypes: US [barcode 00097497!], A [barcode 00045567!, 00045568!], E [barcode E 00284676 !], K [barcode K 000758252 !], MO [barcode MO- 255088!]). Image of lectotype available from https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.e00011310.

= Photinia franchetiana Diels , Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 5: 272. 1912. Type: CHINA. Yunnan, G. Forrest 487 (holotype: E [barcode E 00011311 !]). Image of holotype available from https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.e00011311

= Photinia glomerata Rehder & E. H. Wilson var. cuneata T. T. Yu , Acta Phytotax. Sin. 8 (3): 227. 1963. Type: CHINA. Yunnan, Yung-jen, H. T. Tsai 52879 (holotype: PE [barcode 00336359!]; isotypes: IBSC [barcode 0318765!], PE [barcode 00336360!], A [barcode 00137699!], NAS [barcode NAS 00071255 !], KUN [barcode 608247!]).

= Photinia glomerata Rehder & E. H. Wilson var. microphylla T. T. Yu , Acta Phytotax. Sin. 8 (3): 227. 1963. Type: CHINA. Yunnan, Teng-chuan, Mt. Chih-shan, R. C. Ching 24894 (holotype: PE [barcode 00336361!]; isotypes: PE [barcode 00336291!], KUN [barcode 607608!]).

= Photinia semiserrata H. Li , Fl. Dulongjian Reg. 131. 1993, nom. nud.

Type.

Bhutan. Himalaya orientalis, 1837–1838, Griffith 2087 (lectotype, designated by Wang et al. (2019: 599): P [barcode P 02143170 !]; isotypes: K [barcode K 000758185 !], L [barcode L 0019505 !], M [barcode M- 0213887 !]) . Image of lectotype available from https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.p02143170.

Distribution.

Bhdan and China (Hubei, Sichuan, and Yunnan).

Figures

Figure 6. Fine structure of Photinia griffithii, encompassing various developmental stages and perspectives. A inflorescence branch B inflorescence branchlet C bottom perspective of an individual flower D top view of a single flower E longitudinal section through the ovary F dissected flower showing internal structures G an infructescence branch H infructescence branchlet I fruit, viewed from above J cross-sections of fruit K longitudinal section of fruit. The inflorescence branches (A – F) were collected on April 15, 2024, while the infructescence branches (G – K) were gathered on October 7, 2023. Yan-Li Wen was responsible for the collection of all fresh specimens at the Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Yunnan, China). Furthermore, Bin-Jie Ge (Chenshan Botanical Garden, Shanghai, China) dissected and photographed all the samples.