Chloranthus glaber (English spelling)

Japanese: センリョウ(千両) - センリョウ（英語表記）Chloranthus glaber

A small evergreen shrub of the Cerastaceae family. It is widely distributed from the temperate to tropical regions of Asia, and in Japan it grows naturally in mountain forests west of the Tokai region. It is also commonly cultivated as a garden tree. The stems are 50-80 cm tall, green and soft. The nodes are slightly raised, and the leaves are cross-opposite, with serrated edges only on the upper half. In summer, compound spikes of small yellow-green flowers bloom at the top of the stem. After the flowers, round red fruits are produced in winter. There is a yellow-fruited variety , C. glaber var. flava .

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Japanese:

センリョウ科の小さな常緑低木。アジアの温暖帯から熱帯に広く分布し，日本でも東海地方より西の山地林内に自生する。庭木としての栽培も普通である。茎は高さ 50～80cm，緑色で柔らかい。節はやや隆起し，葉は十字対生，上半にだけ鋸歯がある。夏に，茎頂に複穂状花序をつけ黄緑色の細かな花が咲く。花のあと冬に赤色の丸い実をつける。黄色の実をつける変種キミノセンリョウ C. glaber var. flavaがある。

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