Abelia serrata var. sanguinea




Family Caprifoliaceae
Scientific name Abelia serrata Siebold et Zuccarini var. sanguinea Makino
Synonyms Abelia serrata Siebold et Zuccarini forma sanguinea (Sugimoto) Sugimoto
Common name (Japanese common name) benibana-no-tsukubane-utsugi [red 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 (Nagano Prefecture, Aichi Prefecture)
(Other nations) none
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 1-2m. Leaves 2-3cm length. Flowers red corollas 2cm, flowering in May to June. Deciduous. Shrub.



April 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
April 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
April 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden



April 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden