Manryo (Manryo) - Ardisia crenata

Japanese: マンリョウ(万両) - マンリョウ（英語表記）Ardisia crenata

An evergreen shrub of the Ardisiaceae family. It is widely distributed in the warm temperate zone of Asia, and in Japan it grows in forests in warm areas west of the southern Kanto region. It is also cultivated for ornamental purposes. The stem is erect, 30-100 cm tall, and sparsely branched. It is completely hairless, and the leaves are alternate, oblong, 7-12 cm long, with an inner glandular body between the sawtooth, and have bright and dark brown spots on the surface. Around July, the corymbs grow at the top and produce a cluster of small white flowers with five petals. The flowers are star-shaped, about 8 mm in diameter, but are fused at the base to form a shallow cup shape. The fruits are spherical, ripen red, and remain from winter to spring, so they are well known as New Year's flower arrangements along with the glossy leaves. Cultivated varieties include Kiminomanryo and Shirominomanryo, which are color variations of the fruit.

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Japanese:

ヤブコウジ科の常緑小低木。アジアの暖温帯に広く分布し，日本では関東地方南部より西の暖地の林内に生える。観賞用にも栽培される。茎は直立し高さ 30～100cmとなり，まばらに分枝する。全体に毛がなく，葉は互生し，長さ7～12cmの長楕円形で鋸歯の間に内腺体があり，表面には明点と黒褐色の点がある。7月頃，散房花序を頂生し，白色の5弁の小花を集めてつける。花は径 8mmほどで星形であるが，基部は合着して浅い杯状をなす。果実は球形で赤熟し冬から春まで残るので，光沢のある葉とともに正月の生け花としてよく知られている。栽培品種にキミノマンリョウ，シロミノマンリョウという果実の色変りがある。

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