A rather special case is wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox), known in Chinese as lamei or "wax plum" for the rich yellow beeswax color of its flowers. Wintersweet actually belongs to the sweetshrub family (Calycanthaceae), and is not a plum at all. But it has often been mentioned by writers praising the plum's virtues, and people unaware of the distinction often mix them up.
這個本屬木蘭綱的寒花，花色豔黃，根本不是梅類，卻總能與梅花之德相提並論；不知情者，還經常混為一談。