Red boxwood - Red boxwood

Japanese: アカミノイヌツゲ - あかみのいぬつげ
Red boxwood - Red boxwood

An evergreen shrub of the family Ilex (APG classification: Ilex family). A variety of Japanese white birch (Kurosoyogo) that is distinguished by its small overall size and shorter fruit stalks of 1 to 2 centimeters. It grows in Hokkaido and the upper temperate zone of Honshu north of the Chubu region, and is in a different habitat from Japanese white birch.

[Yuichi Kadota November 17, 2021]

[Reference] | Hippocampus

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

モチノキ科(APG分類:モチノキ科)の常緑低木。全体が小形で、果実の柄が1~2センチメートルとより短い点で区別されるウシカバ(クロソヨゴ)の変種。北海道、中部地方以北の本州温帯上部に生育し、ウシカバとはすみ分けている。

[門田裕一 2021年11月17日]

[参照項目] | ウシカバ

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