Taxon:  Calycanthus chinensis (W. C. Cheng & S. Y. Chang) W. C. Cheng & S. Y. Chang ex P. T. Li



Summary
Genus:
Calycanthus
Family:
Calycanthaceae
Nomen number:
402389
Place of publication:
Fl. reipubl. popularis sin. 30(2):3.  1979 (W. C. Cheng & S. Y. Chang, Sci. Silvae Sin. 8(1):2.  1963, nom. inval.)
Comment:
because two gatherings (both a flowering and a fruiting one) were cited as type in the 1963 publication, the name was not validly published there (Shenzhen ICN Art. 40.2)
Verified:
09/22/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
4 (2  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Sinocalycanthus chinensis W. C. Cheng & S. Y. Chang

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  2. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  3. Nicely, K. A. 1965. A monographic study of the Calycanthaceae. Castanea 30:62. Note: mentions
  4. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Chinesexia la mei夏蜡梅 2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaZhejiang Shengn.Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Zhejiang Sheng (n.)]

Reference(s)
  1. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=402389. Accessed 15 April 2026.