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Ardisia humilis Vahl

Family
Primulaceae
Genus
Ardisia

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Low shoebutton: Flowers of Ardisia humilis in the botanical gardens in Marburg, Germany.
Photo: Misolonax, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
小乔木紫金牛, 凉伞盖珍珠, 地打果树皮, 矮紫金牛, 中华紫金牛, 中華紫金牛, 大葉紫金牛, 小喬木紫金牛
English
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Synonyms

  • Ardisia arborescens Wall. ex A.DC.
  • Ardisia doma Wall. ex A.DC.
  • Ardisia drupacea (Blanco) Merr.
  • Ardisia hainanensis Mez
  • Ardisia humilis var. arborescens C.B.Clarke
  • Ardisia nana Buch.-Ham. ex A.DC.
  • Ardisia obovata Blume
  • Ardisia oleracea Buch.-Ham. ex A.DC.
  • Ardisia polycephala Wight
  • Ardisia pyrgina St.-Lag.
  • Ardisia pyrgus Roem. & Schult.
  • Ardisia racemosa (Lour.) Mez
  • Ardisia salicifolia A.DC.
  • Ardisia sinensis Steud.
  • Bladhia humilis (Vahl) Sasaki
  • Bladhia racemosa (Lour.) Nakai
  • Climacandra multiflora Miq.
  • Climacandra obovata Miq.
  • Climacandra salicifolia (A.DC.) Miq.
  • Pyrgus racemosa Lour.
  • Tinus humilis (Vahl) Kuntze
  • Tinus racemosa (Lour.) Kuntze
  • Willughbeia drupacea Blanco

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

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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.