Microtropis japonica




Family Celastraceae
Scientific name Microtropis japonica (Franchet & Savatier) Hallier f.
Synonyms Cassine japonica (Franchet & Savatier) Kuntze; Cassine kotoensis Hayata; Elaeodendron japonicum Franchet & Savatier; Microtropis kotoensis (Hayata) Koidzumi; Otherodendron japonicum (Franchet & Savatier) Makino
Common name (Japanese common name) moku-reishi [wooden litchi]
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Chiba Prefecture, Pacific Ocean side), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Taiwan
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Leaves 5-9cm long. Flowers yellow green, flowering in March to April. Fruits red 1.5-2cm. Evergreen. Subarbor trees or shrub.
Reference Microtropis japonica (Fr. & Sav.) Hall. f.



Male plants


February 2008
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
February 2008
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
February 2008
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden




Female plants


March 2008
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
March 2008
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
March 2008
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden


March 2008
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
March 2008
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
March 2008
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden


March 2008
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden