Abelia serrata




Family Caprifoliaceae
Scientific name Abelia serrata Siebold et Zuccarini
Synonyms Linnaea serrata (Siebold et Zuccarini) Graebner
Common name (Japanese common name) ko-tsukubane-utsugi [small 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 Nagano Prefecture-Shizuoka Prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) none
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 1-2m. Leaves 2-3cm length. Flowers white or pale yellow corollas 1.3-1.8cm, flowering in May to June. Deciduous. Shrub.
Reference Abelia serrata Siebold & Zucc.
Benzamide derivative, process for its production and plant growth regulant (US Patent 4878942/1989)
Plant growth regulant (US Patent 4976768/1990)



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