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| February 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
February 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
February 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
| Family | Ericaceae |
| Scientific name | Pieris japonica (Thunberg) D. Don ex G. Don |
| Synonyms | 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) asebi |
| (English common name) Japanese andromeda, Japanese pieris | |
| 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 white or pink (forma rosea) 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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| February 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
February 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
February 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
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| April 2007 at mountane forest |
April 2007 at mountane forest |
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| February 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
February 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
February 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
