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Elaeocarpus decipiens, commonly known as Japanese blueberry tree, [2] is a species of flowering tree in the family Elaeocarpaceae.It has red, brown, and green leaves that are typically egg-shaped, 5-petaled flowers ranging in color from cream to light pink, and small drupe fruit.
Jōmon Sugi (縄文杉) is a large cryptomeria tree located on Yakushima, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Japan. It is the oldest and largest among the old-growth cryptomeria trees on the island, and is estimated to be between 2,170 [26] and 7,200 years old. [27] [28] Cryptomeria are often described and referred to in Japanese literature.
Plants in the genus Elaeocarpus are mostly evergreen trees or shrubs, a few are epiphytes or lianes, and some are briefly deciduous.The leaves are arranged alternately, simple (strictly compound with only one leaflet) with a swelling where the petiole meets the lamina, often have toothed edges, usually have prominent veins and often turn red before falling.
Cultivated highbush blueberries prefer sandy or loam soils, having shallow root systems that benefit from mulch and fertilizer. [5] The leaves of highbush blueberries can be either deciduous or evergreen , ovate to lanceolate , and 1–8 cm ( 1 ⁄ 2 – 3 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) long and 0.5–3.5 cm ( 1 ⁄ 4 – 1 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) broad.
Vaccinium / v æ k ˈ s ɪ n i ə m / [3] is a common and widespread genus of shrubs or dwarf shrubs in the heath family (Ericaceae). The fruits of many species are eaten by humans and some are of commercial importance, including the cranberry, blueberry, bilberry (whortleberry), lingonberry (cowberry), and huckleberry.
Vaccinium corymbosum is a deciduous shrub growing to 1.8–3.7 metres (6–12 ft) tall and wide. It is often found in dense thickets. The dark glossy green leaves are elliptical and up to 5 centimetres (2 in) long.
The shrub can live up to 30 years, with roots reaching depths of up to 1 metre (3 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft). It has light green leaves that turn red in autumn and are simple and alternate in arrangement. [ 4 ] The leaves are 1–3 cm ( 3 ⁄ 8 – 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 in) long and ovate to lanceolate or broadly elliptic in shape, with glandular to finely toothed ...
The roots for the binomial name are crassus (thick, fat) and rupestris (living on cliffs or rocks) This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names is intended to help those unfamiliar with classical languages to understand and remember the scientific names of organisms.