Osmanthus heterophyllus




Family Oleaceae
Tribe Oleeae
Scientific name Osmanthus heterophyllus (G. Don) P. S. Green
Synonyms Ilex heterophylla G. Don; Olea aquifolium Siebold & Zuccarini; Olea ilicifolia Siebold ex Hasskarl; Osmanthus ilicifolius (Hasskarl) hort. ex Carrière; Osmanthus integrifolius Hayata
Common name (Japanese common name) hiiragi (ヒイラギ, 柊 [meaning: holly])
(English common name) Chinese holly, false holly, holly tea olive, holly osmanthus
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Fukushima Prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Taiwan
Chromosomal number 2n=46
Description Plants 4-8m tall. Leaves 4-7cm long. Flowers white corollas 5mm, flowering in November to December. Fruits black. Evergreen. Subarbor trees.
Reference Osmanthus heterophyllus (G. Don) P. S. Green
Osmanthus heterophyllus (G. Don) P. S. Green
Dyed textile products and a method of producing them (US Patent 5221289/1993)
Method for obtaining deodorant extract from tissue culture of plants in family oleaceae (US Patent 5380521/1995)



December 2005
at a public park
December 2005
at a public park
December 2005
at a public park