Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Ardisia japonica (Thunb.) Blume |
Synonyms | Ardisia odontophylla Lindl. |
Bladhia japonica Thunb. | |
Tinus japonica (Thunb.) Kuntze | |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 0-1200m |
Description | glabrescent, leaves elliptic to elliptic-lanceolate, 4-7cm, serrulate, inflorescence axillary, 3-5-flowered, petals broadly ovate, berry red, turning black |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | pink, white |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 21-24°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , China North-Central , China Southeast ) Eastern Asia (Japan , Korea , Taiwan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PRIMULACEAE
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