Family | Ericaceae |
Subfamily | Enkianthoideae |
Scientific name | Enkianthus subsessilis (Miquel) Makino |
Synonyms | Andromeda subsessilis Miquel; Tritomodon subsessilis (Miquel) F. Maekawa ex Okuyama |
Common name | (Japanese common name) abura-tutuji (アブラツツジ, 油躑躅 [meaning: oily leaved tutuji (tutuji = Rhododendron plant)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Gifu Prefecture, Shiga Prefecture, Mie Prefecture, Nara Prefecture, Wakayama Prefecture), Shikoku |
(Other nations) none | |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Plants 2-3m tall. Leaves 2-3cm long. Flowers pale green corollas ca. 5mm long, flowering in June to July. Deciduous. Shrub. |
Reference | Enkianthus subsessilis (Miq.) Makino |
Note | Endemic to Japan. |
June 2009 at Karuizawa Botanical Garden |
June 2009 at Karuizawa Botanical Garden |
June 2009 at Karuizawa Botanical Garden |
June 2009 at Karuizawa Botanical Garden |
June 2009 at Karuizawa Botanical Garden |