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Taxon:  Ardisia crenata Sims



Summary
Genus:
Ardisia
Family:
Primulaceae
Subfamily:
Myrsinoideae
Nomen number:
3880
Place of publication:
Bot. Mag. 45: t. 1950. 1818
Verified:
06/03/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Ardisia crenulata hort. Lodd., nom. nud.
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
  3. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
  4. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  5. Friedmann, F. 1994. Flore des Seychelles ORSTOM Éditions, Paris, France.
  6. Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
  7. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  8. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  9. Office of the Union. 2009. UPOV: International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants. List of the taxa protected by the members of the Union
  10. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
  11. Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
  12. Wagner, W. L. et al. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (on-line resource).
  13. Walker, E. 1976. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands.
  14. Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
  15. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
English
coralberry –
coralberry-tree –
coralbush –
hen's-eyes –
spiceberry –
Afrikaans
koraalbessieboom –
Chinese
zhu sha gen (朱砂根) –
French
baie corail –
German
Gewürzbeere –
Spitzenblume –
Swedish
ardisia –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaAnhui Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHainan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHubei Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHunan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangsu Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangxi Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXizang Zizhiqus.w.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaZhejiang Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHonshus.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanKyushu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanRyukyu Islands 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanShikoku 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea, South  
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia s.w.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
2Cultivated    also cult.
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanSeychelles  
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States s.e.
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii 
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Hainan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Xizang Zizhiqu (s.w.), Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Honshu (s.), Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands, Shikoku], Korea, South, Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India (s.w.)
  • INDO-CHINA: Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Malaysia, Philippines
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Seychelles
Northern America
  • REGION: United States (s.e.)
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamental Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Weed  Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Weed  Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=3880. Accessed 31 May 2025.