Details of genus: Meliosma Blume [770]
genus_ja:
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accepted: Accepted
Family: Sabiaceae
family_ja: アワブキ
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distribution_en:
description_en: Genus of 20-25 species of evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs occurring in forests from India and Sri Lanka to Japan, and in Mexico, Central America, and tropical South America. The alternate leaves are simple, sometimes pinnate, and mid- to dark green. Large panicles of tiny, cup- and saucer-shaped, 5-petalled, fragrant flowers are borne in spring or summer. Grow as specimen plants in a shrub border or woodland garden, or against a warm, sunny wall.
hardiness_en: Fully hardy to frost hardy; young foliage may be damaged by late frosts.
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Sow seed in containers in a cold frame in autumn. Root green-wood cuttings in early summer.
pests_en: Trouble free.
description_ja:
comment: Asia & America
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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-07-05 11:41
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Sabiaceae | アワブキ科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Sabiaceae | アワブキ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Sabiaceae | アワブキ科 | Show |