Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Ternstroemia [1728]

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Family: Pentaphylacaceae

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description_en: Genus of 85 species of evergreen trees and shrubs occurring in woodland in mainly tropical regions of Asia, Africa, and North and South America. They are cultivated for their handsome, usually entire, leathery leaves, their many-stamened flowers, produced singly or sometimes in small clusters, and their usually pendent, spherical, fleshy, greenish yellow then bright red fruit. T. gymnanthera is the most commonly cultivated species. Grow as a specimen plant, in a shrub border, or against a shady wall, or use for hedging. In frost-prone climates, grow tender species in a conservatory or cool greenhouse.

hardiness_en: Frost hardy to frost tender.

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propagation_en: Sow seed as soon as ripe in containers in a cold frame. Insert semi-ripe cuttings with bottom heat in late summer.

pests_en: Trouble free

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comment_ja: モッコク

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

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