| Family |
Rutaceae |
| Scientific name |
Skimmia japonica Thunberg |
| Synonyms |
Ilex skimmia Sprengel; Skimmia fragrans Carrière; Skimmia fragrantissima
T. Moore; Skimmia japonica Thunberg forma macrophylla (Masters) Rehder;
Skimmia japonica Thunberg forma ovata (Carrière) H. Hara; Skimmia japonica
Thunberg forma rosea Hayashi; Skimmia japonica Thunberg forma veitchii
(Carrière) H. Hara; Skimmia japonica Thunberg var. fragrans (Carrière)
Nakai; Skimmia japonica Thunberg var. macrophylla Masters; Skimmia japonica
Thunberg var. obovata Yatabe; Skimmia japonica Thunberg var. ovata (Carrière)
Rehder; Skimmia japonica Thunberg var. rugosa Yatabe; Skimmia japonica
Thunberg var. veitchii (Carrière) Rehder; Skimmia japonica Thunberg var.
veitchii (Carrière) Rehder forma variegata (Carrière) Nakai; Skimmia oblata
T. Moore; Skimmia oblata T. Moore var. ovata Carrière; Skimmia oblata T.
Moore var. veitchii (Carrière) Carrière |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) miyama-shikimi [mountain shikimi (shikimi = Illicium anisatum L.)] |
| (English common name) none |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Russia, China, Taiwan, Philippines |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=30 |
| Description |
Plants 0.5-1.5m. Leaves 4-9cm length. Flowers white 5-6mm, flowering in
March to May. Evergreen. Shrub. |
| Reference |
Skimmia japonica Thunb. |
| Skimmia japonica |
