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Elaeagnus macrophylla

Botanic Family

Elaeagnaceae

Author

Thunberg

Common Names

• Ji bai zi teng (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• Jiangsu
• Shandong
• Taiwan
• Zhejiang - China
• Honshu
• Kyushu
• Ryukyu Is.
• Shikoku - Japan
• S Korea

Natural Habitats

• Coastal thickets

Flowering Times

• Sep-Oct (China)
• Oct-Nov (Japan)

Fruiting Times

• Mar-Apr (China)

Sometimes scandent evergreen shrub scaly when young, with coriaceous leaves to 70mm x 60mm, white-scaly above when young and white -scaly beneath. Fragrant axillary flowers, calyx tube to 5mm long, lobes shorter, white scaly drupe to 20mm long

Further References

• FOC
• The Plant List 2
• FOJ