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Genus: Photinia Life
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Eurosid I > Order: Rosales > Family: Rosaceae
About 40-60 species, native mainly to Asia but there is also
a species in North America. Five species and one hybrid are cultivated in
southern Africa.
Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Photinia arbutifolia (Toyon)
[= Heteromeles arbutifolia] Native to California and
Mexico. See
Wikipedia page on this species. |
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Photinia davidiana
Native to China. |
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Photinia glabra
Native to China and Japan. |
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Photinia serratifolia (Chinese
hawthorn)
Native to China. |
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Photinia villosa
Native to China, Korea and Japan. |
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Photinia x fraseri |
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