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