| Family | PRIMULACEAE |
| Genus species | Ardisia maclurei Merr. |
| Synonyms | Ardisia sciophila T.Suzuki |
| Bladhia sciophila (T.Suzuki) Nakai | |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 200-900m |
| Description | branchlets densely rusty-lanate, glabrescent, leaves alternate, ovate, 4-6cm, irregularly dentate, inflorescence 4-6-flowered, flowers 4mm, berry deep red, spherical |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | purple, reddish |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub, carpet |
| 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 , Hainan , China Southeast ) Eastern Asia (Taiwan ) Asia-Tropical Indo-China (Vietnam) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | PRIMULACEAE
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