Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

ID: 549

Genus ja: シラタマノキ

Genus en:

# spp.: 292 (from genus_families table) | 5 (from names table)

Accepted: Accepted

Family: Ericaceae

Family ja: ツツジ

Infra familial classification: Subfamily Vaccinioideae: Tribe Gaultherieae

Distribution en: Asia to Australasia, America

Description en: Genus of approximately 170 species of evergreen shrubs, some rhizomatous, widely distributed in woodland and open, moist, rocky places in the Himalayas, E. Asia, Australasia, and North, Central, and South America. They are grown for their simple, alternate, usually leathery leaves; for their small, bell- or urn-shaped flowers, 4-7mm (1/8-1/4in) long, borne singly in the leaf axils or in racemes or panicles; and for their fleshy, usually spherical fruits. Suitable for woodland plantings, they can also be grown in a rock garden, a heather garden, or a peat garden or peat bank. All parts may cause mild stomach upset if ingested, except the fruits, which are edible.

Hardiness en: Fully hardy to half hardy.

Cultivation en:

Propagation en: Sow seed in containers outdoors in a cold frame in autumn. Take semi-ripe cuttings in summer or remove rooted suckers (if produced) in spring.

Pests en: Trouble free.

Description ja:

Comment:

Comment ja: シラタマノキ，アカモノ，チェッカーベリー(checkerberry)

Type species: Gaultheria procumbens L. (1753) Accepted

Phylogenetic definition:

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