Family | Caprifoliaceae |
Scientific name | Abelia chinensis R. Brown |
Synonyms | Abelia aschersoniana (Graebner) Rehder; Abelia chinensis R. Brown var. ionandra (Hayata) Masamune; Abelia hancea Martius ex Hance; Abelia ionandra Hayata; Abelia rupestris Lindley; Linnaea aschersoniana Graebner; Linnaea chinensis (R. Brown) A. Braun & Vatke; Linnaea rupestris (Lindley) A. Braun & Vatke |
Common name | (Japanese common name) taiwan-tsukubane-utsugi [Taiwan tsukubane utsugi (tsukubane = Japanese traditional toy ball which has some shuttlecocks, utsugi = a tree which has empty body, tsukubane utsugi = Abelia spathulata Siebold et Zuccarini)] |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Okinawa (Ishigaki Island) |
(Other nations) China, Taiwan | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=32 |
Description | Plants 1-2m. Leaves 0.7-2cm length. Flowers white, flowering in August. Evergreen. Shrub. |
Reference | Abelia chinensis R. Br. |
Note | Rare species |
August 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
August 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
August 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
August 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |