Pieris japonica D.Don ex G.Don

Japanese pieris (en), Piéris du Japon (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Pieris

Characteristics

Shrubs or small trees, (1–)4(–10) m tall. Twigs glabrous or puberulous. Leaves scattered or clustered towards shoot apices; petiole 3–8 mm; leaf blade oblanceolate or obovate to lanceolate-oblong, 3–10 × 1–2.5 cm, leathery, glabrous, midvein strongly raised or obscure on both surfaces, secondary and fine veins inconspicuous, base cuneate-attenuate, margin entire except for few apical teeth to 1/2 margin or crenulate except near base, apex acuminate. Inflorescences paniculate or racemose; rachis 6–15 cm, puberulous. Pedicel 1.5–6 mm. Calyx lobes triangular-ovate, 3–4 mm. Corolla urceolate, ca. 8 mm; lobes suborbicular. Filaments straight, 2.5–4.5 mm, villous. Ovary subglobose, glabrous; style slightly sunken into apex. Capsule ovoid to depressed-globose, 3–5 mm in diam., glabrous. Seeds spindle-shaped, 2–3 mm. Fl. Feb–May, fr. Jul–Oct.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 2.0
Mature height (meter) 2.5 - 4.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.3
Root diameter (meter) 0.3
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Open forests in mountains. Thickets at elevations of 800-1200, occasionally to 1900 metres.
Light 3-8
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 2-4
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal poison
Edible -
Therapeutic use Ectoparasite (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Skin (unspecified)
Human toxicity toxic (whole)
Animal toxicity strong toxic (whole)

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 70
Germination temperacture (C°) 20 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Pieris japonica unspecified picture

Distribution

Pieris japonica world distribution map, present in China, Japan, and Taiwan, Province of China

Conservation status

Pieris japonica threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331662-1
WFO ID wfo-0001047846
COL ID 6VJ8H
BDTFX ID 24793
INPN ID 113506
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Pieris japonica Pieris popowii Pieris taiwanensis Lyonia polita Lyonia popowii Pieris polita Pieris japonica var. taiwanensis