Serissa japonica | |
"Serissa" | |
LHBC 578 | |
Family: Rubiaceae | |
Native to: Sub-tropical woodlands of Southeast Asia north to Japan | |
A small, compact member of the coffee family. The fused corollas and inferior ovary, with opposite leaves and modified stipules, are typical of Rubiaceae. | |
Horticultural notes: Popular as a Bonsai Tree because of the small leaves and ability to produce a gnarled trunk. Flowers often in cultivation. |