Reeve's Spirea
Spiraea cantoniensis
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh & more
How to identify Reeve's Spirea
Identify Reeve's Spirea by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Alternate.
- Confirm leaf type: Simple.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- Confirm fruit type: Follicle.
- In India, compare location records such as West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand.
- Confirm it sits within the Rosaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Reeve's Spirea.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Spiraea cantoniensis
- Genus
- Spiraea
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- AlternaterecordedOne leaf per node, arranged in a spiral or zigzag up the stem.“The leaves are alternate, simple, small petiolate, with 2–6 cm long green lanceolate, elliptical-rhomboidal or slightly obovate lamina, with 3 nerves parallel from its base, irregu” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf type
- SimplerecordedA single, undivided leaf blade.
- Leaf margin
- ToothedrecordedA saw-like or jagged edge (serrate or dentate).“The leaves are alternate, simple, small petiolate, with 2–6 cm long green lanceolate, elliptical-rhomboidal or slightly obovate lamina, with 3 nerves parallel from its base, irregu” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Reeve's Spirea itself; the rest are typical of the Rosaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded“Blooming in spring and snow white in colour, its flowers are hermaphroditic, actinomorphic, of ± 1 cm diameter, arranged in axillary corimbos, each with 5 free sepals, 5 white peta” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- FolliclerecordedA dry pod that splits open along a single seam.
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Solitary
- Fruit
- Drupe
Characters marked “recorded” are for Reeve's Spirea itself; the rest are typical of the Rosaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Reeve's Spirea
Reeve's Spirea (Spiraea cantoniensis) belongs to the Rosaceae family. In India it has been recorded in West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and 1 other states.
Uses
It is planted as an ornamental.
Rosaceae
Rose family
Reeve's Spirea belongs to the Rosaceae family.
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