Pieris formosa D.Don

Piéris de Chine (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Pieris

Characteristics

Shrubs or small trees, (2–)3–5(–10) m tall. Twigs glabrous to densely pubescent. Leaves scattered or pseudoverticillate, often reddish when young; petiole 1–1.5 cm; leaf blade lanceolate, elliptic, or oblong, rarely oblanceolate, 3–14 × ca. 1.4 cm, abaxially glabrous, adaxially puberulous to glabrescent, secondary and fine veins conspicuous on both surfaces, base cuneate to obtuse, margin conspicuously toothed from base to apex, apex acuminate or acute. Inflorescences paniculate or racemose; rachis 4–10(–20) cm. Pedicel 1–3 mm. Calyx lobes lanceolate, ca. 4 mm. Corolla tubular-urceolate or urceolate, 5–8 mm; lobes broadly triangular. Filaments straight, ca. 4 mm, pubescent. Ovary depressed-globose; style slightly sunken into apex. Capsule ovoid, ca. 4 mm in diam., glabrous. Seeds spindle-shaped, 2–3 mm. Fl. May–Jun, fr. Jul–Sep. 2n = 24.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 2.0 - 3.25
Mature height (meter) 3.0 - 5.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.2
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-4
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal poison
Edible -
Therapeutic use Poison (unspecified), Cardiovascular system (whole plant excluding root), Central nervous system diseases (whole plant excluding root), Hypothermia (whole plant excluding root)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 70
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Pieris formosa unspecified picture

Distribution

Pieris formosa world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Pieris formosa threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331654-1
WFO ID wfo-0001048353
COL ID 6VJ8F
BDTFX ID 24791
INPN ID 113505
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Pieris formosa f. longiracemosa Pieris huana Pieris formosa Pieris bodinieri Lyonia formosa Pieris forrestii Pieris formosa var. forrestii Pieris japonica subsp. formosa