Enkianthus subsessilis




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