Skimmia laureola (DC.) Sieb. & Zucc. ex Walp.

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Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

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'Skimmia laureola' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/skimmia/skimmia-laureola/). Accessed 2025-05-24.

Family

Rutaceae

Genus

Skimmia

Synonyms

Limonia laureola DC.

Other taxa in genus

Glossary

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Credits

Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

Recommended citation
'Skimmia laureola' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/skimmia/skimmia-laureola/). Accessed 2025-05-24.

Editorial Note

The detailed description given by Bean (1981) of this species (p.374) was in fact based on Skimmia × confusa, as is made clear by Clarke in the Supplement (1988).

Native of the Sino-Himalayan region from central Nepal to western Szechwan; described by de Candolle in 1824 from a specimen collected in Nepal. Previously confused with S. × confusa. The true S. laureola is now in cultivation thanks to recent introductions from Nepal and from Mount Omei in western Szechwan, China. Seeds of S. laureola were sent by Wilson from W. Szechwan and were distributed under the synonymous name S. melanocarpa (though some specimens originally identified as S. melanocarpa are S. multinervia q.v.).

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