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Mitchella undulata Siebold & Zucc.  
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FamilyRUBIACEAE
Genus speciesMitchella undulata Siebold & Zucc. 
BibliographyAbh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 4(3): 175 (1846)
Native Ranges. Kuril Islands to Japan, se. China, South Korea, Taiwan
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatthickets and woods
Descriptionbranches glabrous, leaves opposite, acute, subtriangular, dark shiny green, sinuate, flowers in pairs, base tubular, in mouth wider, tetramerous, fragrant, fruit red
Size5-10cm
Colorpink, white
Bloomsummer
Ca-
Typesubshrub
Cultivationcold, shady site with a humous, moist soil
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade
Propagationseed when ripe or as soon as possible
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsMitchella repens ssp. undulata (Siebold & Zucc.) H.Hara
Mitchella repens var. undulata (Siebold & Zucc.) Makino
Mitchella undulata f. minor (Masam.) Sugim.
Mitchella undulata var. minor Masam.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     31 Russian Far East (KUR Kuril Is.)
     36 China (CHS China Southeast)
     38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan, KOR Korea, TAI Taiwan)
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