Family | Myrsinaceae |
Scientific name | Ardisia crenata Sims |
Synonyms | Ardisia bicolor E. Walker; Ardisia crenata Sims var. bicolor (E. Walker) C. Y. Wu & C. Chen; Ardisia crispa (Thunberg) A. de Candolle var. taquetii H. Léveillé; Ardisia konishii Hayata; Ardisia kusukusensis Hayata; Ardisia labordei H. Léveillé; Ardisia lentiginosa Ker Gawler; Ardisia linangensis C. M. Hu; Ardisia miaoliensis S. Y. Lu; Bladhia crenata (Sims) H. Hara; Bladhia crispa Thunberg var. taquetii (H. Léveillé) Nakai; Bladhia lentiginosa (Ker Gawler) Nakai var. lanceolata Masamune |
Common name | (Japanese common name) man-ryo [ten thousand ryo (ryo = a currency unit in Edo era)] |
(English common name) coral bush, coralberry tree, spiceberry | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (south of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar, India | |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Leaves 4-13cm. Flowers white 8mm, flowering in July. Evergreen. Shrub. |
Reference | Ardisia crenata Sims |
Ardisia crenata Sims | |
Ardisia crispa (Thunberg) A. de Candolle | |
Transformant producing secondary metabolite modified with functional group and novel biosynthesis genes (US Patent 7109018/2006) | |
Agent for combatting pest organisms (Japanese Patent JP59128319/1984) | |
Delovery of small doses of ingestible treatments (WIPO Patent WO/2001/022934) |
July 2006 at my home |
January 2007 at forest edge |
January 2007 at forest edge |
January 2007 at forest edge |