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Reeves's skimmia

Skimmia reevesiana

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Common names

8 names · 7 languages
EnglishYour language
  • Reeves's skimmia
Other languages (6)
Dutch
  • Skimmia
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 深紅茵芋[1]
Japanese
  • アリサンシキミ[1]
  • スグダチミヤマシキミ[1]
Russian
  • Скиммия Ривза[1]
Slovak
  • skimia Reevesova[1]
Sources & name notes (1)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Skimmia reevesiana — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • 深紅茵芋 — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 603386; Skimmia reevesiana.
  • アリサンシキミ — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 603386; Skimmia reevesiana.
  • スグダチミヤマシキミ — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 603386; Skimmia reevesiana.
  • 茵芋 — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 603386; Skimmia reevesiana.
  • Скиммия Ривза — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 603386; Skimmia reevesiana.
  • skimia Reevesova — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 603386; Skimmia reevesiana.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Skimmia reevesiana is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Rutaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
S. China to Indo-China, Taiwan to Philippines.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

High suitability
Nectar value High
Pollen value High
Plant profile

About this plant

Reeves's skimmia (Skimmia reevesiana) is a shrub. It flowers from May to June.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Skimmia reevesiana — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 2465389; ID 6YS9Q; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2465389; ID 6YS9Q; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Skimmia reevesiana — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 351805; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1113134, 1113135, 1113136, 1113137, 1113138, 1113139, 1113140

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.