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 |