Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Serissa [1706]

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Family: Rubiaceae

family_ja: アカネ

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description_en: Genus of one species of small, evergreen shrub from moist, open woodland in S.E. Asia. Its leaves are simple, borne in opposite pairs, and foetid when crushed. Small, funnel-shaped flowers, with tubular calyces and 4-6 spreading petal lobes, are borne singly or in clusters in summer. Where temperatures fall below 7°C (45°F), grow in a temperate green-house, mainly as a foliage plant. In warmer areas, grow at the base of a house wall, in a shrub border, or as a low hedge.

hardiness_en: Frost tender.

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propagation_en: Root softwood cuttings in spring or early summer, or semi-ripe cuttings in late summer, both with bottom heat. Layer in spring.

pests_en: Scale insects may be a problem under glass.

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comment_ja: ハクチョウゲ

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56

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