Family | Cornaceae |
Scientific name | Aucuba japonica Thunberg var. borealis Miyabe & Kudô |
Synonyms | Aucuba japonica Thunberg var. pygmaea Siebold ex Carrière |
Common name | (Japanese common name) hime ao-ki [dwarf green trees] |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) coastal area of Hokkaido (south region), Honshu (Japan Sea side) |
(Other nations) none | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=18 |
Description | Plants 1-2m. Flowers flowering in March to May. Fruits red, yellow (forma luteocarpa) or white (forma leucocarpa). Deciduous. Shrub. |
Reference | Aucuba japonica Thunb. var. borealis Miyabe & Kudô |
Note | Native to Japan. |
March 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
March 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
March 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
November 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
November 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |