小果核果茶 Pyrenaria microcarpa

  • Scientific Name: Pyrenaria microcarpa (Dunn) H.Keng
  • Ref: Gard. Bull. Singapore 26:134. 1972
  • Synonyms: Camellia shinkoensis (Hayata) Cohen-Stuart, C. virgata (Koidz.) Makino & Nemoto, Pyrenaria microcarpa var. shinkoensis (Hayata) T.L.Ming & S.X.Yang, P. microcarpa var. tenuifolia (Hung T.Chang) T.L.Ming & S.X.Yang, P. shinkoensis (Hayata) H.Keng, P. virgata (Koidz.) H.Keng, Thea shinkoensis Hayata, T. virgata Koidz., Tutcheria microcarpa Dunn, T. shinkoensis (Hayata) Nakai, T. tenuifolia Hung T.Chang, T. virgata (Koidz.) Nakai
  • Chinese Common Name: 小果核果茶 xiǎoguǒ héguǒchá, 小果石笔木 xiǎoguǒ shíbǐmù
  • Japanese Common Name: ヒサカキサザンカ [姫榊山茶花] hisakakisazanka
  • Family: Theaceae
  • Genus: Pyrenaria
  • Distribution: Forests in mountain valleys or along streams; 300-1000 m. Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Jiangxi, Taiwan, Zhejiang [Japan (Ryukyu Islands), Vietnam].
  • Photo: 06/10/2013, Hangzhou Botanical Garden, Zhejiang
Leaf blade elliptic, oblong-elliptic, or oblanceolate, apex acuminate to acute. Fl. Apr-Jul, fr. Aug-Nov. (Flora of China)

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