Abelia serrata var. buchwaldii




Family Caprifoliaceae
Scientific name Abelia serrata Siebold et Zuccarini var. buchwaldii (Graebner) Nakai
Synonyms Abelia buchwaldii (Graebner) Rehder; Abelia serrata Siebold et Zuccarini forma buckwaldii Sugimoto; Abelia serrata Siebold et Zuccarini forma colorata Hiyama; Linnaea buchwaldii Graebner
Common name (Japanese common name) kibana-no-tsukubane-utsugi [yellow flowers 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) Honshu (west of Central region), Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) none
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 1-2m. Leaves 3-6.5cm length. Flowers yellow corollas 1.5-2cm, flowering in May to June. Deciduous. Shrub.



May 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
May 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
May 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden