Exochorda

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Exochorda
Exochorda korolkowii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Subfamily: Amygdaloideae
Tribe: Exochordeae
Genus: Exochorda
Lindl.
Species

or only

Exochorda /ˌɛksoʊˈkɔːrdə/[2] is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Rosaceae, native to China and central Asia (Turkestan). They are used as ornamental plants with the common name pearl bush, or pearlbush. Numerous species have been described on the basis of differing appearance and geographical separation, but a systematic study[1] revealed that the different types are closely related and probably all descended from a single species that formerly had a wide distribution that has been fragmented by habitat loss. As a single species the correct name is E. racemosa.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Gao Fangyou. 1998. Exochorda: five species or one?: a biosystematic study of the Rosaceous genus Exochorda. Wageningen University Dissertation published as a book.
  2. ^ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607