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 |