''Stranvaesia davidiana'', the Chinese photinia, is a species of shrub grown as an

ornamental plant Ornamental plants or ''garden plants'' are plants that are primarily grown for their beauty but also for qualities such as scent or how they shape physical space. Many flowering plants and garden varieties tend to be specially bred cultivars th ...

. Its flowers are white and grow in close clusters, followed by small

pome In botany, a pome is a type of fruit produced by flowering plants in the subtribe Malinae of the family Rosaceae. Pome fruits consist of a central "core" containing multiple small seeds, which is enveloped by a tough membrane and surrounded by a ...

fruits. It originated from east Asia and has been introduced to

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as a garden plant. It is sometimes known as ''Photinia davidiana''.

Gallery

File:Photinia davidiana.jpg

References

Information from Plants for a Future database (under the name ''Photinia'')Plants for a Future web page (under the name ''Photinia'')
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