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Serissa
Sign in to saveSerissa japonica is a species of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is the sole species in genus Serissa. It is native to open sub-tropical woodlands and wet meadows in southeast Asia, from India, and China to Japan. It is commonly called the snowrose, tree of a thousand stars, or Japanese boxthorn. Snowrose and tree of a thousand stars are different cultivars. The only method of differentiating is measuring the difference in the shape and size of the flowers produced.
In the Vinony graph
Vinony's link graph records 14 inbound references to Serissa, and connects out to Japan, India and China.
Vinony files it under Monotypic Rubiaceae genera, Paederieae and Plants used in bonsai.
Vinony links it to 6 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyRubiaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 40
- With media
- 36
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Collections
- MO, NHMUK, CM, MNHN, BRIT, UWFP
- Recorded in
- Philippines, Thailand, China, Chine, United States, Japon, Japan
Wikidata facts
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- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Serissa
- topic's main category
- Category:Serissa
- taxon common name
- 六月雪属
- Commons category
- Serissa
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Description
- Cultivars
- Bonsai
- Notes
- External links
Serissa japonica is a species of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is the sole species in genus Serissa. It is native to open sub-tropical woodlands and wet meadows in southeast Asia, from India, and China to Japan. It is commonly called the snowrose, tree of a thousand stars, or Japanese boxthorn. Snowrose and tree of a thousand stars are different cultivars. The only method of differentiating is measuring the difference in the shape and size of the flowers produced.
==Description== thumb|left|Timelapse of a Buchozia japonica flower opening. Serissa japonica is an evergreen or semi-evergreen shrub, 45–60 cm high, with oval, deep green, rather thick leaves that have an unpleasant smell if bruised (hence one of its synonyms, foetida). The upright stems branch in all directions and form a wide bushy dome. It is grown for its neat habit, good coverage of branches and long flowering time. It is also valued for its rough, grey trunk which tends to get lighter in colour with age.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Serissa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.