Photinia serratifolia
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Photinia serratifolia commonly called Chinese photinia is a flowering plant in the Rosaceae
family of flowering plant
s, found in mixed forests of China. Its leaves are toxic due to the presence of cyanogenic glycosides.
Rosaceae
Rosaceae are a medium-sized family of flowering plants, including about 2830 species in 95 genera. The name is derived from the type genus Rosa. Among the largest genera are Alchemilla , Sorbus , Crataegus , Cotoneaster , and Rubus...
family of flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s, found in mixed forests of China. Its leaves are toxic due to the presence of cyanogenic glycosides.