''Hydrangea pottingeri'' (synonym ''Hydrangea chinensis'') is a species of flowering plant in the family

Hydrangeaceae Hydrangeaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Cornales, with a wide distribution in Asia and North America, and locally in southeastern Europe. Description The genera are characterised by leaves in opposite pairs (rarely whorled or ...

. It is a shrub native to eastern India (

Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in northeast India. It was formed from the North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region, and India declared it as a state on 20 February 1987. Itanagar is its capital and la ...

), Myanmar, southeastern China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang), and Taiwan. It grows in sparse to dense temperate and subtropical forests in valleys and on mountain tops and slopes from 300 to 2000 meters elevation.

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pottingeri Flora of East Himalaya Flora of Myanmar Flora of Southeast China Flora of Taiwan Plants described in 1867 {{Cornales-stub