| 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 |