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 |