(First upload on April 17 2016. Last on March 6 2017) [ 日本語 | English ]
Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily
HOME > Plant list (植物リスト) > Myrsinaceae (ヤブコウジ科) > Ardisia japonica
Ardisia Sw. (ヤブコウジ)Yabukouji (ヤブコウジ, 藪柑子), marlberryJuuryou (十両) Life form: stoloniferous, evergreen shrub Distribution: widespread in the East Asia, including Japan Habitat: forest floor Flower: pale pink-white in early to late June in Sendai Seed dispersal: red fruit → animal (bird) |
Utilization: ornamental and gardening Synonyms: Bladhia japonica Thunb. var. angusta (Nakai) Makino et Nemoto (ホソバヤブコウジ)f. leucocarpa (Nakai) Sugim. ex T. Yamaz. (シラタマコウジ) f. albifructa (H. Hara) Sugim. (シロミヤブコウジ)+ about 40 cultivars |
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[1] in Botanic Gardens, Tohoku University, Natural Monument Aobayama, northern Honshu, on March 23 2016. [2/3] in the Koishikawa-Korakuen Gardens (小石川後楽園), Tokyo, on November 18 2016.