Primulaceae

China-shrub

Ardisia solanacea Roxb.

Family: Primulaceae
Genus: Ardisia

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China-shrub: Species : Ardisia solanacea Family : Myrsinaceae Image No. 1 — Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (5)

Bangla: বনজাম
Chinese: 酸苔菜, 酸薹菜, 帕累, 帕菜, 罗伞树
English: China-shrub
Malayalam: കാക്കഞാറ, കുഴിമുണ്ടൻ, കോലരക്ക്, മോളക്ക
Tamil: கோழுருச்சி

Synonyms

Anguillaria solanacea (Roxb.) Poir.
Ardisia elliptica var. solanacea (Roxb.) Thwaites
Bladhia solanacea (Roxb.) Nakai

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced

Photos

Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, 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.