taxonID	type	description	language	source
03F5E208FF98FFD306DC251D9DB7FED6.taxon	distribution	Distribution: — China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan), Vietnam (Lu & Yu 1985, Lu & Boufford 2003). Additional specimens examined: — CHINA. Guangxi: Leye, Hongshui River Exped. 1054 (PE). Guizhou: Huangping, S. Guizhou Exped. 2454 (PE). Kaili, S. Guizhou Exped. 2154 (PE). Nayong, Bijie Exped. 529 (PE). Hubei: Badong, T. P. Wang 11134 (PE), Hubei Exped. 24641 (PE). Enshi, G. X Fu et Z. S Zhang 1295 (PE). Hunan: Sangzhi, Bejing Exped. 001952 (PE), L. Q Li 138 (PE). Shaanxi: Zhenba, Bashan Exped. 4274 (PE). Sichuan: Xuyong, X. H. Xiong 1561 & 1562 (CDBI). Taiwan: Nantou, T. W. Hsu 5229 & 5691 (TAIE). Yunnan: Pingbian, H. T. Tsai 62689 (PE). Precise locality unknown, E. E. Maire 103 (IBSC).	en	Xiong, Xian-Hua, Liu, Chao, Pu, Yu-Qing, Liu, Mei (2025): Rubus inopertus var. echinocalyx, R. pentagonus var. eglandulosus and Spiraea japonica var. pinnatifida, three synonyms of Rosaceae. Phytotaxa 697 (2): 206-212, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.697.2.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.697.2.6
03F5E208FF99FFD706DC25EE9B5FFCFA.taxon	materials_examined	Type: — CHINA. Yunnan: Jinping, 13 May 1956, Yunnan Complex. Exped. 1437 (holotype PE!; isotypes IBSC!, KUN!).	en	Xiong, Xian-Hua, Liu, Chao, Pu, Yu-Qing, Liu, Mei (2025): Rubus inopertus var. echinocalyx, R. pentagonus var. eglandulosus and Spiraea japonica var. pinnatifida, three synonyms of Rosaceae. Phytotaxa 697 (2): 206-212, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.697.2.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.697.2.6
03F5E208FF99FFD706DC25EE9B5FFCFA.taxon	distribution	Distribution: — China (Guizhou, Yunnan and Xizang; Lu & Yu 1985, Lu & Boufford 2003). Additional specimens examined: — CHINA. Guizhou, Anlong, Z. S. Zhang & Y. T. Zhang 4436 (PE). Xizang, Motuo, W. L. Chen 10700, 14582 (PE), X. H. Xiong 981, 1405, 1406 (CDBI), B. Xu & X. H. Xiong YLZB 1151, YLZB 1174 (CDBI). Yunnan, Shuangjiang, G. S. Sin 794 (PE); Wenshan, K. M. Feng 22342 (KUN).	en	Xiong, Xian-Hua, Liu, Chao, Pu, Yu-Qing, Liu, Mei (2025): Rubus inopertus var. echinocalyx, R. pentagonus var. eglandulosus and Spiraea japonica var. pinnatifida, three synonyms of Rosaceae. Phytotaxa 697 (2): 206-212, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.697.2.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.697.2.6
03F5E208FF9DFFD706DC20279FDAF9AA.taxon	description	Notes: — Spiraea japonica var. pinnatifida was published by Yu & Lu in Yu et al. (1980) on the basis of a collection from Xizang (Fig. 4 A). In the protologue, the authors noted that this variety was distinguished from S. micrantha Hooker f. var. micrantha (1878: 325) by the latter's larger inflorescences and glabrous carpels. However, according to Hooker’s (1878) protologue and type specimens, the ripe carpels of S. micrantha are exposed villous. Examination of the type specimens of S. japonica var. pinnatifida showed that the ripe carpels of S. japonica var. pinnatifida also are sparsely pilose. After further comparison of the type specimens, additional specimens at hand and the protologues of S. micrantha (Fig. 4 B) and S. japonica var. pinnatifida (Figs. 4 A & 4 C – 4 E), we found that they are not essentially different from each other. Spiraea micrantha is morphologically close to S. japonica, but differs from it by the pale pink, rarely white petals and sub-dioecious sexuality (Figs. 4 C – 4 E) (vs. pink or purple-red petals and bisexual flowers; Businský 2020).	en	Xiong, Xian-Hua, Liu, Chao, Pu, Yu-Qing, Liu, Mei (2025): Rubus inopertus var. echinocalyx, R. pentagonus var. eglandulosus and Spiraea japonica var. pinnatifida, three synonyms of Rosaceae. Phytotaxa 697 (2): 206-212, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.697.2.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.697.2.6
03F5E208FF9DFFD706DC20279FDAF9AA.taxon	distribution	Distribution: — China (Xizang), India, Bhutan and Nepal (Grierson 1987, Alexander & Joshi 2012, Businský 2020).	en	Xiong, Xian-Hua, Liu, Chao, Pu, Yu-Qing, Liu, Mei (2025): Rubus inopertus var. echinocalyx, R. pentagonus var. eglandulosus and Spiraea japonica var. pinnatifida, three synonyms of Rosaceae. Phytotaxa 697 (2): 206-212, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.697.2.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.697.2.6
