Damnacanthus indicus




Family Rubiaceae
Scientific name Damnacanthus indicus C. F. Gaertner
Synonyms Damnacanthus formosanus Koidzumi; Damnacanthus indicus C. F. Gaertner var. genuinus Makino; Damnacanthus indicus C. F. Gaertner var. formosanus Nakai
Common name (Japanese common name) ari-doshi [spear ants], ichi-ryo
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Korea, China, Thailand, India
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 30-60cm. Leaves 1-2.5cm. Flowers white corollas 1cm, flowering in May. Evergreen. Shrub.
Reference Damnacanthus indicus C. F. Gaertn.



May 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
May 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
May 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden



December 2005
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden