Hydrangea pottingeri

Hydrangea pottingeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Spermatophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Cornales
Family:	Hydrangeaceae
Genus:	Hydrangea
Species:	H. pottingeri
Binomial name
Hydrangea pottingeri Prain
Synonyms1
List Hortensia chinensis (E.M.McClint.) H.Ohba & S.Akiyama Hydrangea angustipetala Hayata Hydrangea angustipetala var. major W.T.Wang & M.X.Nie Hydrangea chinensis Maxim. Hydrangea chinensis var. chinensis Hydrangea chinensis var. patentihirsuta Z.H.Chen, W.Y.Xie & Xian X.Chen Hydrangea chloroleuca Diels Hydrangea formosana Koidz. Hydrangea glabrifolia Hayata Hydrangea jiangxiensis W.T.Wang & M.X.Nie Hydrangea macrosepala Hayata Hydrangea obovatifolia Hayata Hydrangea pubiramea Merr. Hydrangea pubiramea var. parvifolia Merr. Hydrangea scandens var. chinensis E.M.McClint. Hydrangea stenophylla Merr. & Chun Hydrangea subferruginca W.W.Sm. Hydrangea umbellata Rehder Hydrangea umbellata f. sterilis C.C.Yang

Hydrangea pottingeri (synonym Hydrangea chinensis) is a species of flowering plant in the family Hydrangeaceae. It is a shrub native to eastern India (Arunachal Pradesh), Myanmar, southeastern China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang), and Taiwan.¹ It grows in sparse to dense temperate and subtropical forests in valleys and on mountain tops and slopes from 300 to 2,000 metres (980 to 6,560 ft) elevation.²