Abelia chinensis

Abelia chinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Dipsacales
Family:	Caprifoliaceae
Genus:	Abelia
Species:	A. chinensis
Binomial name
	Abelia chinensis; R.Br.
Varieties
	Abelia chinensis var. aschersoniana (Graebn.) Landrein; Abelia chinensis var. chinensis; Abelia chinensis var. hanceana ([Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius; Abelia chinensis var. ionandra (Hayata) Masam.; Abelia chinensis var. lipoensis (M.T.An & G.Q.Gou) Landrein;
Synonyms
	Linnaea chinensis (R.Br.) A.Braun & Vatke

Abelia chinensis, commonly known as Chinese abelia, is a species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae. It is a semi-evergreen, densely branched shrub with dark green foliage.

The species was described by Robert Brown in 1818.