| Family | PRIMULACEAE |
| Genus species | Ardisia japonica (Thunb.) Blume |
| Bibliography | Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 690 (1826) |
| Native Range | c. & s. China to Temp. East Asia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| 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 | shrub |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Ardisa japonica f. leucocarpa (Nakai) Sugim. ex T.Yamaz. Ardisia odontophylla Lindl. Bladhia japonica Thunb. Bladhia japonica f. leucocarpa Nakai Tinus japonica (Thunb.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHS China Southeast) 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan, KOR Korea, TAI Taiwan) |