Ardisia crispa

Ardisia crispa
Botanical illustration
Habit
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Primulaceae
Genus:	Ardisia
Species:	A. crispa
Binomial name
Ardisia crispa (Thunb.) A.DC.
Synonyms[1]
List Ardisia crispa f. leucocarpa (Nakai) H.Ohashi Ardisia crispa f. xanthocarpa (Nakai) H.Ohashi Ardisia dielsii H.Lév. Ardisia henryi Hemsl. Ardisia hortorum Maxim. Ardisia multicaulis Z.Y.Zhu Ardisia simplicicaulis Hayata Ardisia undulata C.B.Clarke Bladhia crispa Thunb. Tinus crispa (Thunb.) Kuntze Tinus henryi (Hemsl.) Kuntze Tinus undulata (C.B.Clarke) Kuntze

Ardisia crispa, the Japanese holly, is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae.[2] It is found in the eastern Himalayas, Assam, southern China, Indochina, Taiwan, Korea, the Ryukyu Islands, and Japan, and has been introduced to Queensland, Australia, and the Windward Islands in the Caribbean.[1] An evergreen perennial shrub reaching at most 1.5 m (5 ft), it is often sold as an ornamental for its dark green leaves and long‑lasting red berries, much like Ardisia crenata, the Christmas berry or coralberry.[3][4][5]

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  Flowers
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  Fruit

References

1. "Ardisia crispa (Thunb.) A.DC". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
2. "Ardisia crispa (ADACR)". EPPO Global Database. European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
3. Fern, Ken (30 July 2021). "Useful Temperate Plants Ardisia crispa". temperate.theferns.info. Temperate Plants Database. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
4. "Ardisia crispa Christmas berry [3]". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
5. "Ardisia crispa (coral berry)". Invasive Species Compendium. CAB International. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2022.