Abelia macrotera

Abelia macrotera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Spermatophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Dipsacales
Family:	Caprifoliaceae
Genus:	Abelia
Species:	A. macrotera
Binomial name
	Abelia macrotera; (Graebn. & Buchw.) Rehder (1911)
Varieties
	Abelia macrotera var. deutziifolia (H.Lév.) Landrein; Abelia macrotera var. engleriana (Graebn.) Landrein; Abelia macrotera var. henanensis Landrein; Abelia macrotera var. macrotera; Abelia macrotera var. mairei (H.Lév.) Landrein; Abelia macrotera var. myrtilloides (Rehder) Landrein; Abelia macrotera var. zabelioides Landrein;
Synonyms
	Linnaea macrotera Graebn. & Buchw. (1900)

Abelia macrotera is a species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae. It is a shrub native to central and southern China.¹

Varieties

Seven varieties are accepted.¹

Abelia macrotera var. deutziifolia (H.Lév.) Landrein (synonym Abelia deutziifolia (H.Lév.) H.Lév.) – south-central China
Abelia macrotera var. engleriana (Graebn.) Landrein (synonyms Abelia engleriana (Graebn.) Rehder, Abelia koehneana (Graebn.) Rehder, and Abelia longituba Rehder) – north-central and south-central China
Abelia macrotera var. henanensis Landrein – Henan Province of southeast China
Abelia macrotera var. macrotera (synonyms Abelia fargesii Nakai, Abelia graebneriana Rehder, Abelia schischkinii Golubk., Abelia verticillata H.Lév.) – central and southern China
Abelia macrotera var. mairei (H.Lév.) Landrein (synonym Abelia mairei H.Lév.) – Yunnan Province of south-central China
Abelia macrotera var. myrtilloides (Rehder) Landrein (synonym Abelia myrtilloides Rehder) – Sichuan Province of south-central China
Abelia macrotera var. zabelioides Landrein – Sichuan Province of south-central China

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