Eurya japonica




Family Ternstroemiaceae (Also placed in Theaceae)
Scientific name Eurya japonica Thunberg
Synonyms Eurya ceylanica Wight; Eurya pusilla Siebold
Common name (Japanese common name) hi-sakaki (ヒサカキ, 姫榊 [meaning: dwarf sakaki (sakaki= Cleyera japonica)])
(English common name) Japanese eurya
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, India
Chromosomal number 2n=42
Description Plants 4-8m. Leaves 3-8cm. Flowers white 5-6mm, flowering in March to April. Evergreen. Subarbor trees.
Reference Eurya japonica Thunb.
Deodorant compositions (US Patent 4501730/1985)
Dyed textile products and a method of producing them (US Patent 5221289/1993)



March 2007
at Ushiku Forest Park
March 2007
at Ushiku Forest Park
March 2007 at mountain forest



Male plants


March 2007 at mountain forest March 2007 at mountain forest March 2007 at mountain forest


March 2007
at Ushiku Forest Park
March 2007
at Ushiku Forest Park
March 2007
at Ushiku Forest Park



Female plants


March 2007 at mountain forest March 2007 at mountain forest March 2007 at mountain forest


March 2007
at Ushiku Forest Park
March 2007
at Ushiku Forest Park


November 2007
at Ushiku Forest Park