Redvein enkianthus
Enkianthus campanulatus (Miquel) G. Nicholson [Ericaceae]
Sarasadoudan (サラサドウダン, 更紗燈台)
Life form: deciduous shrub < 2 m in height
Distribution: endemic to Japan (Shikoku - Honshu - southern Hokkaido)
Habitat: rocky soil (including pumice on Mount Koma)
Varieties
var. kikuchi-masaoi (Mochizuki) Sugim. (ミヤマドウダン)
var. longilobus (Nakai) Makino (ツクシドウダン)
var. palibinii (Craib) Bean (ベニサラサドウダン)
f. albiflorus (Makino) Makino (シロバナフウリンツツジ)
f. lutescens F. Yokouchi (キバナフウリンツツジ)
Synonyms
Tritomodon campanulatus (Miquel) F. Maek. ex Okuyama
Enkianthus campanulatus in Hokkaido
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[1] from the side. [2] from the top. On the north-faced foot of Mount Koma (Boyo-no-mori, 望洋の森) on July 22 2011.