Details for: WLP 1540, Pieris japonica (Thunb.) D. Don ex G. Don, PCC18-HON-040


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Pieris japonica (Thunb.) D. Don ex G. Don
Top Name:
PCC18-HON-040
Origin:
Collected – Honshu, Japan
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
15 Dec 2018
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Shrub
Life Habit:
Shrub
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Seed50 milligramsWLP 1540 2018w02 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Pieris japonica (Thunb.) D. Don ex G. Don
Top Name:
PCC18-HON-040
Origin:
Collected – Honshu, Japan
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
15 Dec 2018
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Shrub
Life Habit:
Shrub
Source History
Collected
18 September 2018.
Honshu, Japan
Locality: Saitama Prefecture, Chichibu City; ; Otaki; University of Tokyo Forestry Department Research Station.
Coordinates: 35.9398, 138.8218 (Map it)
Elevation: 881m.
Environment description: Mesic mixed deciduous-coniferous forest; roadside edge; broad northeast-running valley. Soil rich, organic.
Associated species: Acer pictum:Acer shirasawanum:Arisaema japonicum:Carpinus cordata:Chamaecyparis obtusa:Clethra barbinervis:Deutzia gracilis:Deutzia scabra:Euptelea polyandra:Hydrangea hirta:Hydrangea involucrata:Hydrangea serrata:Impatiens textori:Prunus apetala:Rhododendron dilatatum:Stewartia pseudocamellia:Wisteria sp.
Aspect: ; Slope: 45 Degrees; Soil Texture:
Comment: Shrub. Height 3 m; DBH up to 8 cm. Bark tan, smooth. Leaves alternate, evergreen, lanceolate, finely serrate, 7.5 cm long x 7.5 cm wide [this is presumably a typo--possibly 2.5 cm wide? -SBL]. Raceme (?) with small green flower buds. Fruits are brown capsules.
Collector(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
PCC18-HON-040
Type: Collector identifier

NA 85450
Type: Site identifier
Group: NA
U.S. National Arboretum

Narrative
Seed collected from three plants; three herbarium vouchers with flowers [buds?] and fruits collected; photographed.
Pieris japonica (Thunb.) D. Don ex G. Don
Genus:
Pieris
Family:
Ericaceae
Subfamily:
Vaccinioideae
Tribe:
Lyonieae
Nomen number:

28355
Place of publication:

Gen. hist. 3:832. 1834
Verified:
03/14/2012 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Andromeda japonica Thunb.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Pieris taiwanensis Hayata

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishJapanese pieris  1Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
EnglishJapanese-andromeda  11961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Englishlily-of-the-valley-bush  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Frenchpiéride du Japon  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Germanjapanische Lavendelheide  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Japanese Rōmajiasebi  2Judd, W. S. 1982. A taxonomic revision of Pieris (Ericaceae). J. Arnold Arbor. 63:115-122.
Transcribed Chinesema zui mu  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
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  • ACCNUMBERD: Changed NA 85450 to WLP 1540. 29 Sep 2021.
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