Chimaphila japonica
Asian Prince’s Pine
Also known as: Chimaphila astyla Maxim. +3 more
- Chimaphila astyla Maxim.
- Chimaphila fukuyamae Masam.
- Chimaphila fukuyamai Masam.
- Pseva japonica (Miq.) Kuntze
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Ericaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.
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Chimaphila japonica (commonly known as Asian prince’s pine) is a shrub belonging to the Ericaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Russian Far East
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Japan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Kuril Is., Manchuria, Primorye, Sakhalin, Taiwan, Tibet