Family | Caprifoliaceae (AGP: Linnaeaceae) |
Scientific name | Zabelia integrifolia (Koidzumi) Makino ex Ikuse & Kurosawa |
Synonyms | Abelia integrifolia Koidzumi; Abelia shikokiana Makino; Zabelia shikokiana (Makino) Makino |
Common name | (Japanese common name) iwa tukubane-utsugi [rock tsukubane-utsugi ((tsukubane = Japanese traditional toy ball which has some shuttlecocks, utsugi = a tree which has empty body))] |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) Korea | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=36 |
Description | Plants 1-2m tall. Leaves 3-6cm long. Flowers pinky white corollas 1.6-1.8cm long, flowering in May to June. Deciduous. Shrub. |
Reference | Zabelia integrifolia (Koidzumi) Makino ex Ikuse & Kurosawa |
Note | Rare species. |
May 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |