. . . . . . . . "*Clethra wuyishanica (R.C.Ching ex L.C.Hu)" . . "*Clethra stolonifera (Nakai)" . "*Clethra kawadana (Yanagita)" . "*Clethra japonica (Thunb. ex Steud.) nom. inval." . . "Clethra barbinervis is a species of flowering plant in the genus Clethra of the family Clethraceae, native to the far east, from eastern China, Korea, and Japan. It is an upright shrub growing to 3 metres (9.8 ft), with dark green leaves 5 cm (2 in) long, and racemes of small, fragrant, white flowers 15 cm (6 in) long in late summer and autumn. Mature specimens have attractive peeling bark."@en .