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Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: johnw on October 12, 2011, 06:05:46 PM

Title: Taiwanese shrub
Post by: johnw on October 12, 2011, 06:05:46 PM

Does anyone recongnize this shrub from c.w. Taiwanese seed?  Note the notched leaf tips.  It was received in a package of 2 shrubs, both were labelled Photinia but this one is clearly no Photinia.

johnw

Title: Re: Taiwanese shrub
Post by: Onion on October 12, 2011, 06:51:13 PM

Evergreen?
Is it right that the leaves sit opposit?
Maybee a evergreen Virburnum?

Title: Re: Taiwanese shrub
Post by: johnw on October 12, 2011, 07:36:16 PM

Quote from: Onion on October 12, 2011, 06:51:13 PM

Evergreen? Is it right that the leaves sit opposit? Maybee a evergreen Virburnum?

Yes Uli the leaves are opposite and the plant is about 75cm tall in 2 years from seed.   Stiffly upright and mostly evergreen.  On the shrub there are a very few atypical leaves as shown in pic #2.

It came with Photinia niitakayamensis so may have been collected in the same area and altitude. Pic #1.

johnw

Title: Re: Taiwanese shrub
Post by: Onion on October 13, 2011, 08:26:56 PM

John no idea  :'(
Never see a shrub with these leaves. Have look for a address in Taiwan, but can't find it.
Maybe someone has a address from Taiwan, where you can send the pictures.

Title: Re: Taiwanese shrub
Post by: FrazerHenderson on October 20, 2011, 08:38:54 PM

you may wish to try and key out using the digital flora of Taiwan

 http://tai2.ntu.edu.tw/ebook/ebookcontent.php?book=Fl.%20Taiwan%202nd%20edit.&volume=2  (http://tai2.ntu.edu.tw/ebook/ebookcontent.php?book=Fl.%20Taiwan%202nd%20edit.&volume=2)

The flora also contains thousands of photographs as well as complete descriptions and illustrations.

It is a truly superb resource (but perhaps more handy in book format)

Title: Re: Taiwanese shrub
Post by: felix Lin on December 06, 2019, 03:52:43 AM

Quote from: johnw on October 12, 2011, 07:36:16 PM

Yes Uli the leaves are opposite and the plant is about 75cm tall in 2 years from seed.   Stiffly upright and mostly evergreen.  On the shrub there are a very few atypical leaves as shown in pic #2.
It came with Photinia niitakayamensis so may have been collected in the same area and altitude. Pic #1.
johnw

Photinia niitakayamensis Hayata  Taiwan Stranvaesia,
Photinia niitakayamensis Hayata is a synonym of Stranvaesia davidiana var. davidiana
Stranvaesia davidiana var. davidiana is an unresolved name