Abelia chinensis




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