Ardisia pusilla




Family Myrsinaceae
Scientific name Ardisia pusilla A. de Candolle
Synonyms Bladhia pusilla Thunberg; Bladhia villosa Thunberg, non Roxburgh; Bladhia villosa Thunberg, non Roxburgh var. liukiuensis Nakai; Ardisia villosa Thunberg, non Roxburgh var. liukiuensis (Nakai) Makino & Nemoto
Common name (Japanese common name) turu-kouji
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Chiba Prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia
Chromosomal number 2n=46
Description Plants 10-15cm tall. Leaves 2-6cm long. Flowers white 6-7mm, flowering in May to June. Evergreen. Shrub.
Reference Ardisia pusilla A. DC.
Ardisia pusilla A. de Candolle



February 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden
February 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden
February 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden