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 |