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 |