Serissa japonica (Thunb.) Thunb.

 
  • Family : RUBIACEAE
    (Madder Or Coffee Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : COFFEE FAMILY (कॉफी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rubiaceae
  • Basionym : Lycium japonicum Thunb.
  • Synonym(s) : Buchozia coprosmoides L'Hér. ex DC.; Democritea serissoides DC.; Dysoda fasciculata Lour.; Dysoda foetida (L.f.) Salisb.; Leptodermis nervosa Hutch.; Leptodermis venosa Craib; Serissa buxifolia Dum.Cours.; Serissa crassiramea (Maxim.) Nakai; Serissa democritea Baill.; Serissa foetida (L.f.) Poir.; Serissa kawakamii Hayata; Serissa serissoides (DC.) Druce; Lycium foetidum L.f.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Serissa japonica (Thunb.) Thunb.
  • Common name : Japanese boxthorn, Snowrose, Tree of a thousand stars
  • Habit : Small shrub
  • Habitat : Planted in gardens
  • Comments / notes : Ornamental plant
  • Flower, Fruit : April-November
  • Distribution :
    • Maharashtra : Thane
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Native : China, Taiwan
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : South China, Taiwan and India, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Madagascar, Malaya, Nansei-shoto, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 147
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Serissa japonica. Downloaded on 3 December 2024.

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