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828. NEOSHIRAKIA JAPONICA
Author(s) -
Baldwin Harry
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
curtis's botanical magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1467-8748
pISSN - 1355-4905
DOI - 10.1111/curt.12130
Subject(s) - japonica , tribe , euphorbiaceae , genus , botany , biology , battle , habitat , geography , ecology , anthropology , archaeology , sociology
Summary Neoshirakia japonica , (formerly known as Sapium japonicum and Shirakia japonica ) is one of two species in the genus, both hardy trees in tribe Hippomaneae of the Euphorbiaceae. In this article the taxonomic history, distribution, habitat and cultivation of the species are discussed, accompanied by a detailed description and a colour plate by Christine Battle.