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Photinia pyrifolia

(Crimson Speckled Footman Moth)

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Black Witch, Chokecherry, Crazy Ant, Crimson Speckled Footman Moth, Galapagos Carpenter Ant, Galapagos Green-Eyed Horsefly, Galapagos Hawkmoth, Indefatigable Hawkmoth, Large Tailed Skipper, Ornate Moth, Red Chokeberry

Description

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Genus Photinia

Trees or shrubs , deciduous or evergreen . Winter buds small; scales imbricate, few. Leaves alternate, simple , papery or leathery, venation camptodromous , margin serrate, rarely entire, shortly petiolate ; stipules present, usually subulate . Inflorescences terminal , umbellate or corymbose , rarely shortly paniculate , many flowered, sometimes flowers 2- or 3-clustered or solitary. Hypanthium cupular or campanulate to cylindric , adnate to ovary or free near apex. Sepals 5, persistent , short. Petals 5, contorted or imbricate in bud, base clawed. Stamens usually ca. 20. Carpels 2-5, rarely 1; ovary semi-inferior, (1 or) 2-5-loculed, in fruit free apically or to 1/3 length ; styles(1 or) 2-5, free or ± connate , short, dilated apically; stigmas truncate ; ovules 2 per locule, erect . Fruit a pome, globose , ovoid , or ellipsoid , somewhat fleshy , (1- or) 2-5-loculed, free from calyx only near apex or to 1/3 length, with persistent, incurved sepals; carpel crustaceous or membranous, each locule 1- or 2-seeded; seeds erect, testa leathery; cotyledons plano-convex .

About 60 species: E, S, and SE Asia, also in Mexico; 43 species (32 endemic) in China.

Wu Zhengyi (editor's note ) believes that Pourthiaea is morphologically distinct from Photinia and should be treated as a separate genus.

Many species of Photinia are ornamental trees and shrubs with large lustrous leaves and attractive white flowers in the spring followed by red fruits in the autumn. The wood is hard and heavy, suitable for making furniture and other small articles.[1]

Physical Description

ID Features: Alternate leaf arrangement. Suckering habit. Red pome fruit. Twigs pubescent (compare to A. melanocarpa with glabrous. twigs). Buds reddish. Underside of leaves fuzzy and gray (compare to A. melanocarpa with. glabrous surface).

Habit: Deciduous.

Flowers: Many clusters of small, white flowers in early May. Bloom is not overwhelming, but add to the plant's multiseason interest. Flowers last about a week. • Bloom Period: March. • Flower Color: near white, white

Seeds: Fruit: Red pome, 0.25" diameter, in flat clusters . Effective from September into December. Birds will eat the fruit, but prefer other fruits first.

Foliage: Summer foliage: Alternate leaves are obovate , 1.5" to 3.5" long and 0.5" to 0.75" wide. Shiny, dark green or medium green on upper surface and fuzzy gray-green on. the underside. Fine, even serrations along leaf margin long the margin. • Fall foliage: One of the best shrubs for brilliant fall color. Intense, shiny, raspberry to crimson, with purplish highlights. Can also. have some orange mixed in, especially in shady sites.

Size/Age/Growth

Size: 6-8' tall.

Landscaping

Landscape Uses: Excellent for fall foliage effect. Multiseasonal (flowers, good summer foliage, fall foliage color,. persistent fruit). Best used in mass plantings or borders . For naturalistic plantings. Useful for bank stabilization, colonization . Could be used more. • Liabilities: Can get all the problems common to the members of Rosaceae, but I. have rarely seen any serious problems. Tends to spread by underground suckering.

Habitat

Found in various conditions from dry hillsides to wet, almost swampy areas.

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,388 meters (0 to 7,835 feet).[2]

Biome: Disturbed areas, urban areas

Biology

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Growth

Culture: Space 36-48" apart.

Soil: Minimum pH: 6.6 • Maximum pH: 7.8

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun .

Moisture: Drought Tolerance: High

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b. (map)

Taxonomy

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Unambiguous Synonyms

  1. Aronia arbutifolia (L.) Pers.
  2. Aronia arbutifolia var. glabra Elliott
  3. Mespilus arbutifolia L.
  4. Pyrus arbutifolia (L.) L. F.
  5. Pyrus arbutifolia var. glabra Cronquist
  6. Sorbus arbutifolia (L.) Heynh.

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: –.

Place of publication : Syst. Bot. 16:391. 1991

Name verified on 12-Sep-2003 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 11-Dec-2003

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Photinia

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 232 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

P. amphidora var. amphileia · P. amphidoxa · P. anlungensis · P. arbutifolia · P. arbutifolia var. arbutifolia · P. arbutifolia var. cerina · P. arbutifolia var. macrocarpa · P. ardisifolia · P. arguta · P. arguta var. arguta · P. arguta var. hookeri · P. arguta var. salicifolia · P. arguta var. sinensis · P. arguta var. villosa · P. beauverdiana (Photinia) · P. beauverdiana Schneid. var. notabilis (Schneid.) Rehder & E.H.Wilson · P. beauverdiana var. beauverdiana · P. beauverdiana var. brevifolia · P. beawerdiana · P. beckii · P. bengalensis · P. benthamiana · P. benthamiana var. benthamiana · P. benthamiana var. glabrescens · P. benthamiana var. obovata · P. benthamiana var. salicifolia · P. berberidifolia · P. bergerae · P. birmanensis · P. blinii · P. blumei · P. bodinieri · P. bodinieri var. bodinieri · P. bodinieri var. longifolia · P. brandisii · P. 'Branpara' · P. calleryana · P. calleryana var. laosensis · P. callosa · P. chihsiniana · P. chingiana · P. chingiana var. chingiana · P. chingiana var. lipingensis · P. chingshuiensis · P. cotoneaster · P. crassifolia · P. crenato-serrata · P. cucphuongensis · P. cuspidata · P. davidiana (Chinese Photinia) · P. davidiana 'Palette' (Chinese Photinia) · P. davidiana var. formosana · P. davidiana var. salicifolia · P. davidiana var. undulata · P. davidiana var. undulata 'Fructu Luteo' · P. davidiana var. undulata 'Prostrata' · P. dentata · P. dubia · P. dulongensis · P. elliptica · P. eugenifolia · P. floribunda (Purple Chokeberry) · P. fokienensis · P. foliolosa · P. formosana · P. fraseri (Fraser's Photinia) · P. glabra (Japanese Photinia) · P. glabra 'Parfait' · P. glabra 'Pink Lady' · P. glabra 'Rubens' · P. glabra var. macrophylla · P. glabra var. minutula · P. glabra 'Variegata' · P. glomerata · P. guerreris · P. harmandii · P. havilandii · P. hirsuta · P. hirsuta var. hirsuta · P. hirsuta var. lobulata · P. impressivena · P. impressivena var. impressivena · P. impressivena var. urceolocarpa · P. integerrima · P. integrifolia · P. integrifolia var. dasythyrsa · P. integrifolia var. flavidiflora · P. integrifolia var. integrifolia · P. integrifolia var. oblongifolia · P. integrifolia var. subdenticulata · P. integrifolia var. sublanceolata · P. japonica · P. komarovii · P. koreana · P. kwangsiensis · P. lancifolia · P. lancilimbum · P. lanuginosa · P. lasiogyna · P. lasiogyna Hangzhou 11818

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Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal January 30, 2008:

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Footnotes

  1. Lu Ling-ti, Stephen A. Spongberg "Photinia". in Flora of China Vol. 9 Page 121. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]
  2. Mean = 128.560 meters (421.785 feet), Standard Deviation = 223.650 based on 5,949 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
Last Revised: 7/2/2009