Kanji:        薮柑子

Romaji:     Yabukouji

Genus & species:    Ardisia japonica

Family & subfamily:Myrsinaceae (Myrsine family)

Notes:    small red fruits, leaves are similar to hisakaki and masaki

Specimen at Takayama: common ground cover

Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardisia_japonica

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