Gekkitsu - Gekkitsu

Japanese: ゲッキツ - げっきつ

A small evergreen tree of the Rutaceae family with an aromatic scent, it is highly branched and generally hairless. The twigs are cylindrical. The bark is thin and grayish white. The leaves are alternate, odd-pinnate, compound, 8-15 cm long. There are 3-7 leaflets, oblong or ovate, and the upper surface of the leaf is dark green and glossy. In summer, short axillary and terminal cymes are produced, and a small number of flowers are produced. The flowers are white, fragrant, and about 1.5-2 cm long. The fruit is an oval berry that ripens red, about 1 cm long, and contains 1-2 seeds. It is widely distributed from Amami Oshima to the Ryukyu Islands (often on limestone ground), Taiwan, southern China, Myanmar, India, and Malaysia.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

芳香を有するミカン科の常緑小高木で，分岐が多く，全体に毛がない。小枝は円柱形。樹皮はうすく，灰白色を呈する。葉は互生し，奇数羽状複葉，長さ8～15cm。小葉は3～7枚，長楕円形ないし卵形，葉の表は深緑色で光沢がある。夏季に腋生（えきせい）および頂生の短い集散花序を出し，少数の花をつける。花は白色で芳香があり，長さ約1.5～2cm。果実は卵形の液果で赤熟し，長さ約1cm，なかに1～2個の種子がある。奄美大島～琉球諸島(石灰岩地に多い)，台湾，中国南部，ミャンマー，インド，マレーシアに広く分布する。

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