Pieris japonica forma rosea




Family Ericaceae
Scientific name Pieris japonica (Thunberg) D. Don ex G. Don forma rosea Makino
Synonyms (Synonyms of Pieris japonica (Thunberg) D. Don ex G. Don)
Andromeda japonica Thunberg; Lyonia polita (W. W. Smith & Jeffrey) Chun; Lyonia popowii (Palibin) Chun; Pieris japonica var. taiwanensis (Hayata) Kitamura; Pieris popowii Palibin; Pieris taiwanensis Hayata
Common name (Japanese common name) benibana-asebi [red flower asebi (asebi = Pieris japonica (Thunberg) D. Don ex G. Don)]
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Yamagata prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) China, Taiwan
Chromosomal number 2n=24
Description Plants 2-9m. Leaves 3-8cm length. Flowers pink corollas 6-8mm, flowering in March to May. Evergreen. Shrub or subarbor trees.
Reference Pieris japonica (Thunb.) D. Don ex G. Don
Pieris japonica (Thunberg) D. Don ex G. Don
Dyed textile products and a method of producing them (US Patent 5221289/1993)
Photoreflective sheet (US Patent 5532043/1996)
Elicited plant products (US Patent 20020132021)
Note Pieris japonica contains grayanotoxin.



March 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden
March 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden
March 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden



March 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden