Ardisia crenata,
a 30-100cm-tall evergreen shrub, grows in evergreen forests, with
stems standing erect and sparsely branching on the upper parts. The
phyllotaxis is alternate; blades, 4-13cm long, 2-4cm wide, are
long-oblong, with wavy serrations on margins, thick texture, and
both surfaces glabrous. Branch tip set approximately ten about
8mm-across white flowers in an umbel way. Corollas are deeply cut
into five, and the lobes bend backward. Stamens are five in number,
stigmas one. Drupes are spherical, 6-7mm in diameter, remaining
until around next April. Bloom time: June-August. |