Leucothoe grayana




Family Ericaceae
Subfamily Vaccinioideae
Tribe Gaultherieae
Scientific name Leucothoe grayana Maximovicz
Synonyms Eubotryoides grayana (Maximovicz) H. Hara; Eubotryoides grayana (Maximovicz) H. Hara var. oblongifolia (Miquel) H. Hara; Leucothoe chlorantha A. Gray var. oblongifolia Miquel; Leucothoe grayana Maximovicz var. oblongifolia (Miquel) Ohwi
Common name (Japanese common name) hanhiri-no-ki (ハナヒリノキ, 嚏の木 [meaning: sneeze tree])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokaido, Honshu (north of Kinki region)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Subalpine rocks, forest edge.
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 0.5-1.3m tall. Leaves 3-15cm long. Flowers pale green corollas ca. 4mm long, flowering in June to July. Deciduous. Shrub.
Reference Eubotryoides grayana (Maxim.) H. Hara
Leucothoe grayana Maxim.
Note Endemic to Japan.



May 2009
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
May 2009
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
May 2009
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden



May 2009
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden