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February 2008 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
February 2008 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
| 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. |
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