Ardisia crenata

Ardisia crenata Sims, Bot. Mag. 45: t. 1950 1817. (syn: Ardisia bicolor E. Walker; Ardisia crenata Roxb.; Ardisia crenata var. bicolor (E. Walker) C.Y. Wu & C. Chen; Ardisia crenata f. hortensis (Migo) W.Z. Fang & K. Yao; Ardisia crenata var. taquetii (H.Lév.) T.B.Lee; Ardisia crenata f. xanthocarpa (Nakai) H. Ohashi; Ardisia crenulata Lodd.; Ardisia crispa var. taquetii H. Lév.; Ardisia glandulosa Bl.; Ardisia konishii Hayata; Ardisia kusukusensis Hayata; Ardisia labordei H. Lév.; Ardisia lentiginosa Ker-Gawl.; Ardisia lentiginosa var. rectangularis Hatus.; Ardisia linangensis C.M. Hu; Ardisia miaoliensis Lu; Bladhia crenata (Sims) H. Hara; Bladhia crispa var. taquetii (H. Lév.) Nakai; Bladhia kusukusensis (Hayata) Nakai; Bladhia lentiginosa (Ker Gawl.) Nakai; Bladhia lentiginosa f. hortensis Migo; Bladhia lentiginosa var. lanceolata Masam.; Bladhia lentiginosa var. taquetii (H.Lév.) Nakai; Icacorea crenata (Sims) Baill.; Tinus polysticta Kuntze);
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China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Taiwan, Tibet, India, Sri Lanka, Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu), Ryukyu Isl., South Korea, Vietnam, ?Burma, Seychelles (I), peninsular Malaysia (throughout), Singapore, Laos, Thailand, Mauritius (I), Runion (I), Madagascar (I), Hawaii (I) (Oahu (I) (Ko: Waiahole-Waikane and Manoa Valleys (I)), Hawaii Isl. (I) (Hilo) (I)), USA (I) (Florida (I), Louisiana (I)), Puerto Rico (I) as per Catalogue of Life;
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Ardisia crenata Sims : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6)- around 500 kb each.

Location: Hong Kong Park  
Date: 15 August 2018
Elevation: 200 ft.
Habit : Cultivated

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SK 2381 12 January 2020 : 6 posts by 2 authors. 4 images- 5 to 7 mb each.

Location: Kalimpong, WB, India
Date:  27  November 2019 
Elevation: 1350m.
Habitat: Cultivated
Ardisia crenata Sims ??

May be Ardisia crenata as per comparative images at Ardisia

But I am not sure.
What is the basis of your id ?

I take it as Ardisia macrocarpa Wall., as per images and details herein.



I have received flowering images of the same plant on 16 July 2024 and I guess it should be Ardisia crenata Sims.
15 images


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Plant for the identification – Arunachal Pradesh: 3 high res. images.
Please have a look on this shrub species, photos taken at 2000 msl. in Arunachal Pradesh.
P.S. pl. find the another two photographs in the replied section of this e-mail.


Ardisia crispa (Thunb.) A.DC. ??


And Ardisia polysticta subsp. polysticta (syn: Ardisia virens Kurz) as per
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77228179-1
GBIF specimens (onetwo)
I would like to go for Ardisia crenata subsp. crenata


Thanks … – then definitely will have to examine these specimens.


Missed A.virens FoC link:
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200016817

Will check it also.


Is this a cultivated sp. ? I could not find its distribution for Arunachal pradesh.


There is a lot of confusion regarding many similar looking species.
I am going by

Yes, I completely agree. There is often a lot of confusion when it comes to distinguishing between similar-looking species. Further examination and expert opinion are usually necessary to ensure accurate identification.


I did not find its distribution according to the POWO.


BSI Flora of India gives its distribution in Arunachal Pradesh as per details given at
POWO also gives its distribution in the surrounding areas including Assam, Mynamar etc.


Have another two digital sheets here through this link (https://ivh.bsi.gov.in/phanerogams-collection/Ardisia+crispa), which are looking similar to same.


 

 


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References:
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Updated on April 7, 2025

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