Ardisia humilis

Ardisia humilis
Ardisia humilis grown as a potted plant
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Genus: Ardisia
Species: A. humilis
Binomial name
Ardisia humilis
Vahl
Synonyms

Ardisia elliptica Roxb.

Ardisia humilis is a species of Ardisia in the family Primulaceae, native to southeastern Asia in southern China (Guangdong, Hainan), the Philippines, and Vietnam.[1]

Description

It is an evergreen shrub growing to 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, 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, mature in the late autumn.[1]

Status

Ardisia humilis is considered to be included in the single variable species Ardisia elliptica by some botanists.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Flora of China: 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 (retrieved 28.2.2013)
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