⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record kew-2609510, with some changes.

Abelia spathulata var. elliptica Miq. is a synonym of Abelia spathulata Siebold & Zucc.

This name is a synonym of Abelia spathulata Siebold & Zucc..

The record derives from WCSP (in review) which reports it as a synonym with original publication details: Prolus. Fl. Jap. 157 1866.