Family | Ericaceae |
Scientific name | Menziesia multiflora Maximovicz var. longicalyx Kitamura |
Synonyms | Menziesia ciliicalyx Maximovicz var. multiflora (Maximovicz) Makino; Menziesia multiflora Maximovicz var. purpurea (Makino) Ohwi; Menziesia multiflora Maximovicz var. tsuchiyae Hiyama; Menziesia multiflora Maximovicz var. tsuchiyae Hiyama forma glabrifolia Sugimoto |
Common name | (Japanese common name) gaku urajiro-youraku [youraku like folower with bacside white leaves and long sepals (youraku = an ornamental goods of Buddha)] |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido (Aomori Prefecture, Akita Prefecture, Yamagata Prefecture, Niigata Prefecture) |
(Other nations) none | |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Plants 1m. Flowers pink or pale purple corollas ca. 1.5cm, flowering in May to June. Deciduous. Shrub. |
Reference | Menziesia ciliicalyx Maxim. var. multiflora (Maxim.) Makino |
Note | Some authors may describe that Menziesia multiflora Maximovicz var. longicalyx Kitamura is a synonym of Menziesia multiflora Maximovicz. |
May 2006 at Yukiguni Botanical Garden |
May 2006 at Yukiguni Botanical Garden |