Primulaceae FAMILY

Ardisia japonica

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ardisia japonica is an evergreen plant producing more or less woody stems; it can grow 20 - 30cm tall, occasionally to 40cm, spreading by means of a stoloniferous rootstock to form a clump[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is often harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is often grown as an ornamental, and can be used as a trimmed hedge.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - China, Japan.

HabitatWoods in hills and low mountains all over Japan[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ]. Mixed forests or bamboo woods, hillsides and dark damp places; at elevations up to 1,200 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].