Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Genus ja:

Genus en: Spindle tree

# spp.: N/A (from genus_families table) | 43 (from names table)

Pub year:

Accepted: Accepted

Family: Celastraceae

Family ja: ニシキギ

Infra familial classification: Subfamily Celastroideae

Distribution en:

Description en: Genus of approximately 175 species of deciduous, semi-evergreen, and ever-green shrubs, trees, and climbers found mostly in woodland and thickets, mainly in Asia. They are cultivated for their foliage, autumn colour, and ornamental, often ribbed, winged, or lobed, spherical or almost spherical fruits, borne from autumn to winter, which split to reveal seeds with often colourful arils. Leaves are opposite (rarely alternate), simple, very variable in shape, and toothed or scalloped. Cymes of 3, sometimes 7-15, small, green or white, sometimes purple-red or red-brown flowers are borne in late spring or summer. Uses range from a shrub border to specimen plantings, and from hedging to ground cover. All parts may cause mild stomach upset if ingested.

Hardiness en: Fully hardy to frost hardy.

Cultivation en:

Propagation en: Sow seed in containers in a cold frame as soon as ripe. Root greenwood cuttings of deciduous species and cultivars, and semi-ripe cuttings of evergreens, in summer.

Pests en: Caterpillars, vine weevil, powdery mildew, and leaf spot may be troublesome. Scale insects may infest evergreen species.

Description ja:

Comment: N.temp.

Comment ja: ニシキギ，マユミ，ツリバナ

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