As classified in WFO snapshot
December 2024
latest classification for this taxon
genus
Pieris
This genus name was first published in Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 159 (1834)
At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000029649.
Literature
Statistics
| Status | Total | % |
|---|---|---|
| ◼︎ accepted | 23 | 56% |
| ◼︎ synonym | 18 | 44% |
| Total | 41 |
Synonyms of Pieris
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ampelothamnus | Shrubs Florida 96, 133. 1913. | wfo-4000001676 | ||
| Arcterica | Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci. 3: 573 (1901) | wfo-4000002918 | ||
| Portuna | Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s. 8: 268. 1843[1842]. | wfo-4000031000 |
Species in Pieris ( loading species 1 to 15 of 23)
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|
Unplaced Names
These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Pieris:
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pieris japonica f. rubra | J. Zhejiang Forest. Sci. Technol. 41(5): 85. 2021 | wfo-1200008391 | ||
| Pieris japonica subsp. taiwanensis | J. Geobot. 17(3): 76. 1969 [Aug 1969] | wfo-0001368083 | ||
| Pieris japonica var. yakushimensis | Fl. Japan 3a: 49 (1993) | wfo-0001390285 |