Primulaceae
Shoebutton
Ardisia elliptica
- Family
- Primulaceae
- Genus
- Ardisia
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Common names
By language (14)
- Bulgarian
- Елипсовидна ардизия
- Burmese
- ကြက်မအုပ်
- Chinese
- 兰屿树杞, 蘭嶼樹杞, 蘭嶼紫金牛, 东方紫金牛, 兰屿紫金牛, 春不老
- English
- Shoebutton, Marlberry
- Filipino
- Tagpo
- Indonesian
- Lempeni
- Japanese
- セイロンマンリョウ, コウトウタチバナ
- Javanese
- Lempeni
- mad
- Lampennè
- Malay
- Pokok Mempenai
- Malayalam
- കുഴിമുണ്ടൻ
- shn
- ၽၵ်းၼူၺ်း, ၽိူဝ်ၼူၺ်း
- Sundanese
- Lampeni
- Thai
- รามใหญ่
Synonyms
- Ardisia kotoensis Hayata
- Ardisia littoralis Andrews
- Ardisia sorsogonensis Elmer ex Merr.
- Ardisia squamulosa C.Presl
- Ardisia umbellata Roxb.
- Bladhia elliptica (Thunb.) Nakai
- Bladhia kotoensis (Hayata) Nakai
- Bladhia squamulosa (C.Presl) Nakai
- Climacandra littoralis (Andrews) Kurz
- Icacorea humilis Britton
- Icacorea solanacea Britton
- Icacorea zeylanica Lam. ex Schult.
- Tinus squamulosa (C.Presl) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Deepa Chandran2014, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Deepa Chandran2014, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Deepa Chandran2014, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Deepa Chandran2014, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Deepa Chandran2014, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Deepa Chandran2014, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Deepa Chandran2014, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Deepa Chandran2014, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Turfwood, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.