Rhamnus japonica var. microphylla




Family Rhamnaceae
Scientific name Rhamnus japonica Maximovicz var. microphylla H. Hara
Synonyms none
Common name (Japanese common name) kuro-ume-modoki (コバノクロウメモドキ, 小葉黒梅擬 [meaning: small leaved black ume-modoki (ume-modoki = Ilex serrata Thunberg ex Murray)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Tokai region), Kyushu
(Other nations) none
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants ca. 2-4m tall. Leaves ca. 2-5cm long. Flowers pale yellow corollas ca. 4mm across, flowering in April to May. Deciduous. Shrub.
Reference Rhamnus japonica Maxim.



April 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden
April 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden
April 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden



April 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden