Vasilis Teodoridis:
Myrsinaceae | Ardisia
26. Ardisia crenata Sims; Bot. Mag. 45: pl. 1950. 1817.
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Ardisia bicolor E. Walker; A. crenata var. bicolor (E. Walker) C. Y. Wu & C. Chen; A. crispa (Thunberg) A. de Candolle var. taquetii H. Léveillé; A. konishii Hayata; A. kusukusensis Hayata; A. labordei H. Léveillé; A. lentiginosa Ker Gawler; A. linangensis C. M. Hu; A. miaoliensis S. Y. Lu; Bladhia crenata (Sims) H. Hara; B. crispa Thunberg var. taquetii (H. Léveillé) Nakai; B. lentiginosa (Ker Gawler) Nakai var. lanceolata Masamune.
Shrubs 1-1.5(-3) m tall; without creeping rhizomes; minutely reddish glandular papillate on branchlets; abaxial leaf surface; and inflorescence rachis; early glabrescent. Branchlets terete; 3-4 mm in diam. Petiole narrowly marginate; 6-10 mm; glabrous; leaf blade elliptic; narrowly lanceolate; or oblanceolate; 7-15 x 2-4 cm; leathery or papery; prominently punctate; base cuneate; margin subrevolute; crenate; or undulate; with large vascularized marginal nodules; apex acute or acuminate; lateral veins 12-18 on each side of midrib; marginal vein often hidden by reflexed margin. Inflorescences terminal; umbellate or cymose; on specialized; 2- or 3-leaved lateral branches 4-16(-40) cm. Flowers membranous; white or rarely pinkish; 4-6 mm. Pedicel 7-10 cm. Sepals oblong-ovate; 1-1.5(-2.5) mm; glabrous; punctate; margin entire; apex rounded or obtuse. Petals nearly free; ovate; punctate; glandular papillose adaxially near base; apex acute. Stamens shorter than petals; filaments nearly obsolete; anthers triangular-lanceolate; punctate dorsally; longitudinally dehiscent; acute. Pistil subequalling petals; ovary glabrous; punctate; ovules ca. 5; uniseriate. Fruit red; globose; 6-8 mm in diam.; punctate. Fl. May-Jun; fr. Oct-Dec.
Forests; hillsides; valleys; shrubby areas; dark damp places; 100-2400 m. Anhui; Fujian; Guangdong; Guangxi; Hainan; Hubei; Hunan; Jiangsu; Jiangxi; Taiwan; SW Xizang; Yunnan; Zhejiang [SW India; Japan; Malaysia; Philippines; Vietnam]
Ardisia crenata is closely related to A. pseudocrispa Pitard (=A. corymbifera Mez. var. tubifera C. Chen); from which it differs in having crenate leaves with a distinct marginal vein. Ardisia pseudocrispa; which occurs in Guangxi and Vietnam; has subentire leaves without a marginal vein.
Vasilis Teodoridis:
Myrsinaceae | Ardisia
26. Ardisia crenata Sims; Bot. Mag. 45: pl. 1950. 1817.
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Ardisia bicolor E. Walker; A. crenata var. bicolor (E. Walker) C. Y. Wu & C. Chen; A. crispa (Thunberg) A. de Candolle var. taquetii H. Léveillé; A. konishii Hayata; A. kusukusensis Hayata; A. labordei H. Léveillé; A. lentiginosa Ker Gawler; A. linangensis C. M. Hu; A. miaoliensis S. Y. Lu; Bladhia crenata (Sims) H. Hara; B. crispa Thunberg var. taquetii (H. Léveillé) Nakai; B. lentiginosa (Ker Gawler) Nakai var. lanceolata Masamune.
Shrubs 1-1.5(-3) m tall; without creeping rhizomes; minutely reddish glandular papillate on branchlets; abaxial leaf surface; and inflorescence rachis; early glabrescent. Branchlets terete; 3-4 mm in diam. Petiole narrowly marginate; 6-10 mm; glabrous; leaf blade elliptic; narrowly lanceolate; or oblanceolate; 7-15 x 2-4 cm; leathery or papery; prominently punctate; base cuneate; margin subrevolute; crenate; or undulate; with large vascularized marginal nodules; apex acute or acuminate; lateral veins 12-18 on each side of midrib; marginal vein often hidden by reflexed margin. Inflorescences terminal; umbellate or cymose; on specialized; 2- or 3-leaved lateral branches 4-16(-40) cm. Flowers membranous; white or rarely pinkish; 4-6 mm. Pedicel 7-10 cm. Sepals oblong-ovate; 1-1.5(-2.5) mm; glabrous; punctate; margin entire; apex rounded or obtuse. Petals nearly free; ovate; punctate; glandular papillose adaxially near base; apex acute. Stamens shorter than petals; filaments nearly obsolete; anthers triangular-lanceolate; punctate dorsally; longitudinally dehiscent; acute. Pistil subequalling petals; ovary glabrous; punctate; ovules ca. 5; uniseriate. Fruit red; globose; 6-8 mm in diam.; punctate. Fl. May-Jun; fr. Oct-Dec.
Forests; hillsides; valleys; shrubby areas; dark damp places; 100-2400 m. Anhui; Fujian; Guangdong; Guangxi; Hainan; Hubei; Hunan; Jiangsu; Jiangxi; Taiwan; SW Xizang; Yunnan; Zhejiang [SW India; Japan; Malaysia; Philippines; Vietnam]
Ardisia crenata is closely related to A. pseudocrispa Pitard (=A. corymbifera Mez. var. tubifera C. Chen); from which it differs in having crenate leaves with a distinct marginal vein. Ardisia pseudocrispa; which occurs in Guangxi and Vietnam; has subentire leaves without a marginal vein.