| 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 |