Chimonanthus praecox
A species in the Calycanthaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Laurales
- Family
- Calycanthaceae
- Genus
- Chimonanthus
- Species
- Chimonanthus praecox
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1822
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Chimonanthus praecox. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
27 synonyms in this snapshot
- Beureria praecoxName author: (L.) Kuntze
- Butneria praecoxName author: (L.) C.K.Schneid.
- Calycanthus praecoxName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Calycanthus suaveolensName author: Salisb.
- Chimonanthus baokanensisName author: D.M.Chen & Z.L.Dai
- Chimonanthus baokanensis var. yupiensisName author: D.M.Chen & Z.L.Dai
- Chimonanthus caespitosusName author: T.B.Chao, Z.X.Chen & Z.Q.Li
- Chimonanthus fragransName author: (Loisel.) Lindl.
- Chimonanthus fragrans var. grandiflorusName author: Lindl.
- Chimonanthus grandiflorusName author: (Lindl.) Steud.
- Chimonanthus luteusName author: (G.Don) Biel.
- Chimonanthus parviflorusName author: Raf.
- Chimonanthus praecox f. grandiflorusName author: (Lindl.) Rehder
- Chimonanthus praecox f. intermediusName author: (Makino) Okuyama
- Chimonanthus praecox f. luteusName author: (G.Don) Okuyama
- Chimonanthus praecox f. versicolorName author: B.Zhao
- Chimonanthus praecox var. concolorName author: Makino
- Chimonanthus praecox var. grandiflorusName author: (Lindl.) Makino
- Chimonanthus praecox var. intermediusName author: Makino
- Chimonanthus praecox var. luteusName author: G.Don
- Chimonanthus praecox var. reflexusName author: B.Zhao
- Chimonanthus verusName author: Biel.
- Chimonanthus yunnanensisName author: W.W.Sm.
- Meratia fragransName author: Loisel.
- Meratia praecoxName author: (L.) Rehder & E.H.Wilson
- Meratia praecox var. grandifloraName author: (Lindl.) Rehder & E.H.Wilson
- Meratia yunnanensisName author: (W.W.Sm.) Hu
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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