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1. Spiraea cantoniensis Lour.wfo-0001016819

Fl. Cochinch.: 322. 1790; Craib, Fl. Siam. En. 1: 568. 1931; Rehder, Man. Trees & Shrubs ed. 2: 333. 1940.

Accepted Name : This is currently accepted.

Description : Shrub to 1.5 m. Leaves rhombic, 3–5.5 cm long, incised-serrate, glabrous. Petiole 6–8 mm long. Flowers about 1 cm across, in rather dense glabrous umbels. Petals white, suborbicular to oval, longer than stamens. Follicles with terminal spreading styles.

Thailand : NORTHERN: Chiang Mai (cultivated).

Distribution : NW India to S China (type) and Japan. Cultivated in temperate regions of America and Europe.