Aucuba japonica var. borealis




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.



Male plants


March 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
March 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
March 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden



Female plants


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