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Skimmia japonica, the Japanese skimmia, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae, native to Japan, China, and Southeast Asia. Growing to 6 m (20 ft) tall and wide, it is a rounded evergreen shrub with glossy, leathery leaves. [2] It is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant in gardens and parks. Its fragrant flowers are ...
Skimmia with berries Skimmia japonica in blossom Skimmia japonica Inflorescence. Skimmia is a genus of four species of evergreen dioecious shrubs and small trees in the rue family Rutaceae , all native to warm temperate regions of Asia.
Other plants are grown in horticulture: Murraya and Skimmia species, for example. Ruta, Zanthoxylum and Casimiroa species are medicinals. Several plants are also used by the perfume industry, such as the Western Australian Boronia megastigma. [citation needed]
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Robert Fortune (16 September 1812 – 13 April 1880) [1] was a Scottish botanist, plant hunter and traveller, best known for introducing around 250 new ornamental plants, mainly from China, but also Japan, into the gardens of Britain, Australia, and North America.
Skimmia arborescens, also known as qiao mu yin yu (Chinese: 乔木茵芋), is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It is widely distributed in Asia, occurring in Bhutan, China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan), Hong Kong, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. [1] [2]
Skimmia × confusa 'Kew Green' Skimmia anquetilia is a species of shrub that is cultivated for its decorative fruits and bright pink flowers. It is grown mainly in gardens. It can tolerate frost. Several cultivars were created from this species. It is native to the Himalayas. It has been hybridized with Skimmia japonica to make Skimmia × confusa.
Skimmianine is a furoquinoline alkaloid found in Skimmia japonica, a flowering plant in family Rutaceae that is native to Japan and China. It is also a strong acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitor. [2]