Cercis chinensis

Chinese redbud
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Cercis
Species:
C. chinensis
Binomial name
Cercis chinensis
Bunge (1835)
Synonyms[2]
  • Cercis canadensis var. chinensis (Bunge) Ito (1900)
  • Cercis chinensis f. alba S.C.Hsu (1966)
  • Cercis chinensis f. leucantha Sugim. (1977)
  • Cercis chinensis f. pubescens C.F.Wei (1983)
  • Cercis chinensis f. rosea P.S.Hsu (1966)
  • Cercis japonica Siebold ex Planch. (1853)
  • Cercis pauciflora H.L.Li (1944)
  • Cercis pubescens S.Y.Wang (1980)

Cercis chinensis, the Chinese redbud, (simplified Chinese: 紫荆; traditional Chinese: 紫荊; pinyin: Zǐjīng) is a plant in the legume the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to China, where it grows in southern and north-central China and Manchuria.[2]

  1. ^ Lopez Poveda, L. (2012). "Cercis chinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T19893034A20037636. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T19893034A20037636.en. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b Cercis chinensis Bunge. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 August 2023.