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 |