Photinia beauverdiana, known commonly as the Christmas berry, is a type of deciduous shrub or tree[1] that was validly published by Camillo Karl Schneider in 1906.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Photinia |
| Species: | P. beauverdiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Photinia beauverdiana C.K.Schneid. 1906
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Description
editP. beauverdiana has a height range from 6.1 to 9.1 m (20 to 30 ft) and is known for its remarkable red-orange colors and showy red berries.[1] It blooms from April to May and can tolerate temperatures down to −23 °C (−9 °F).[2] They have leaves that are serrate, elliptical, to ovate and tips that are acute to caudate.[1] They produce tiny, cup-shaped, orbicular white flowers with red fruits that produce up to four seeds.[1]
Habitat
editThe Christmas berry lives mountainside or woodlands areas in Western China and thrives under full sun to partial shade.[1] The shadier it gets for this plant, the more susceptible it is to leaf spot disease (Entomosporium maculatum) and will have less flowering.[1] They grow best under medium moisture and can be resistant to droughts, deer, and rabbit.[1]
Conservation
editThere have been no findings of conservation status.