Cleyera japonica
Thunb.
Pentaphylacaceae
This species has in the past been confused with, and included in, Ternstroemia japonica - see [
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
] for full details.
Adinandra chingii F.P.Metcalf
Cleyera grandiflora Wall. ex Choisy
Cleyera lushia (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) G.Don
Cleyera ochnacea DC.
Cleyera wallichiana (DC) Siebold & Zucc.
Eurya ochnacea (DC.) Szyszyl.
Sakakia hayatae Masam. & Yamam.
Sakakia morii (Yamam.) Yamam. & Masam.
Sakakia ochnacea (DC.) Nakai
Ternstroemia japonica (Thunb.) Thunb. p.p. emend. Siebold & Zucc.
Ternstroemia lushia Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
Tristylium ochnaceum (DC.) Merr.
Common Name: Sakaki
Foliage
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Foliage
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Close-up of the flowers
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Cultivated plant in on the grounds of the Villa Melzi, Bellagio, on Lake Como, Italy
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Variegated form
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Public domain
New growth of a plant growing in the U.C. Botanical Garden at Berkeley, California, USA
Photograph by: James Gaither
General Information
Sakaki is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing from 2 - 10 metres tall[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].
The timber is harvested from the wild for local use. The plant is grown as an ornamental in gardens, there are several named cultivars[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
,
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
Range
E. Asia - China, India, Myanmar, Japan.
Habitat
Forests or thickets on mountain slopes or in valleys; at elevations of 200 - 2,000 metres[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Shrub |
| Height | 6.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
A plant mainly of warm temperate and subtropical areas, just extending into the tropics.
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The yellowish-pink wood is moderately hard, very smooth, close and even-grained[
146- Title
- A Manual of Indian Timbers.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Gamble. J. S.
- Publisher
- Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh
- Year
- 1972
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- First written in the 19th century, but still a classic, giving a lot of information on the uses and habitats of Indian trees. Not for the casual reader.
]. It is used locally for house and boat building and the manufacture of furniture[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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