Linnaea chinensis (R.Br.), 1872

Christenhusz, Maarten J. M., 2013, Twins are not alone: a recircumscription of Linnaea (Caprifoliaceae), Phytotaxa 125 (1), pp. 25-32 : 28

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scientific name	Linnaea chinensis (R.Br.)
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3. Linnaea chinensis (R.Br.) A.Braun & Vatke (in Vatke 1872: 291).

Basionym: Abelia chinensis Brown (1818: 376) .

Type: CHINA. Guangdong: Lienchow River , 19 August 1887, C . Ford 1795 ( BM!) .

Heterotypic synonyms: Abelia aschersoniana (Graebn.) Rehder (1911: 127) , A. cavaleriei Léveillé (1914: 60) , A. hanceana M.Mart. ex Hance (1866: 216) , A. ionandra Hayata (1918: 31) , A. lipoensis An & Gou (2009: 129) , A. rupestris Lindley (1846: 63) , Linnaea aschersoniana Graebner (1900: 139) , L. rupestris (Lindl.) A.Braun & Vatke in Vatke (1872: 291).

Distribution: China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang), northern Vietnam, Taiwan. The species is commonly cultivated in China and Japan, occasionally so in Europe and North America.