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Ardisia humilis

Species of flowering plant

Ardisia humilis
Summary

Species of flowering plant

Ardisia humilis (jet berry) is a species of flowering plant in the genus Ardisia in the family Primulaceae, native to southeastern Asia in southern China (Guangdong, Hainan), the Philippines, and Vietnam.

Description

Botanical illustration of Ardisia humilis.

Ardisia humilis is an evergreen shrub growing 1–2 m (rarely to 5 m) tall. The leaves are broad ovate to elliptical, 15–18 cm long and 5–7 cm broad, with a leathery texture and an acute apex. The flowers are reddish-purple to pink and 5–6 mm diameter; they are produced in corymbs in mid-spring. The fruit is a red to dark purple drupe 6 mm diameter, containing a single seed, and it matures in late autumn.

Status

Ardisia humilis is considered to be included in the single variable species Ardisia elliptica by some botanists.

References

References

  1. Flora of China: [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200016775 ''Ardisia humilis'']
  2. “Shoebutton ardisia: Ardisia elliptica” Weeds of Australia website, http://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/weeds/data/03030800-0b07-490a-8d04-0605030c0f01/media/Html/Ardisia_elliptica.htm {{Webarchive. link. (2015-09-21 (retrieved 28.2.2013))
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