Morella rubra - Revision history

Raffi at 21:11, 8 January 2010

2010-01-08T21:11:55Z

Raffi at 21:10, 8 January 2010

2010-01-08T21:10:34Z

Murali.lalitha at 11:24, 8 January 2010

2010-01-08T11:24:53Z

Raffi: moved Myrica rubra to Morella rubra: per GRIN

2009-08-30T13:54:28Z

moved Myrica rubra to Morella rubra: per GRIN

Envoy at 17:21, 14 November 2007

2007-11-14T17:21:34Z

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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Myrica rubra''
| image = Yangmeifruits.jpg
| image_width = 260px
| image_caption = ''Myrica rubra'' fruits
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Fagales]]
| familia = [[Myricaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Myrica]]''
| species = '''''M. rubra'''''
| binomial = ''Myrica rubra''
| binomial_authority = [[Philipp Franz von Siebold|Siebold]] & [[Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini|Zucc.]]
}}

'''''Myrica rubra''''', also called '''yangmei''' ({{zh-cp|c=[[wiktionary:杨|杨]][[wiktionary:梅|梅]]|p=yángméi}}; Cantonese: yeung4 mui4), '''yamamomo''' ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: ''yamamomo''; [[kanji]]: [[wiktionary:山|山]][[wiktionary:桃|桃]]; [[katakana]]: [[wiktionary:ヤ|ヤ]][[wiktionary:マ|マ]][[wiktionary:モ|モ]][[wiktionary:モ|モ]]), '''Chinese Bayberry''', '''Japanese Bayberry''', '''Red Bayberry''', or '''Chinese strawberry tree''' (and often mistranslated from Chinese as '''[[arbutus]]''') is subtropical [[tree]] grown for its sweet crimson to dark purple-red [[fruit]].

It is native to eastern [[Asia]], mainly in [[China]], where it has been grown for at least 2000 years, and probably also [[Japan]] and [[Southeast Asia]] as well. Chinese cultivation is concentrated south of the [[Yangtze River]], where it is of considerable economic importance.

In Japan, it is the [[Prefectures of Japan|prefectural]] flower of [[Kochi prefecture|Kōchi]] and the prefectural tree of [[Tokushima Prefecture|Tokushima]]. The plant's name appears in many old Japanese poems.

==Characteristics==
It is a small to medium-sized tree growing to 10-20 [[metre]]s in height, [[evergreen]], with smooth gray bark and a uniform spherical to hemispherical crown. It is [[dioecious]], with separate male and female plants. It tolerates poor [[acid]]ic [[soil]]s. The [[root]] system is shallow (5–60 [[centimeter|cm]]), with no obvious [[taproot]].

The fruit is spherical, 1.5-2.5 cm in diameter, with a knobby surface. The surface color is typically a deep, brilliant red, but may vary from white to purple. The flesh color is similar to surface color, or somewhat lighter. The flesh is sweet and very tart. At the center is a single seed, with a diameter about half that of the whole fruit.

==Uses==
Besides fresh consumption, the fruits are commonly dried, canned, soaked in ''[[baijiu]]'' (Chinese liquor), or fermented into [[alcoholic beverage]]s.[http://photo.mipang.com/uploads/image/060626/6858_6_671e01effd.jpg] Some [[cultivar]]s with large fruit, up to 4 cm diameter, have been developed. A [[dye]] may be prepared from the bark. The plant is also used as [[ornamental tree]]s for parks and streets.

==References==
*[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200006094 Flora of China: ''Myrica rubra'']
*[http://www.mipang.com/blog/459.726432fa50.htm ''Myrica rubra'' photos]

[[Category:Fagales]]
[[Category:Fruit]]
[[Category:Chinese cuisine]]

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 '''''Myrica rubra''''', also called '''yangmei'''; '''yamamomo''', '''Chinese Bayberry''', '''Japanese Bayberry''', '''Red Bayberry''', or '''Chinese strawberry tree''' (and often mistranslated from Chinese as '''[[arbutus]]''') is subtropical [[tree]] grown for its sweet crimson to dark purple-red [[fruit]].
-It is native to eastern [[Asia]], mainly in [[China]], where it has been grown for at least 2000 years, and probably also [[Japan]] and [[Southeast Asia]] as well. Chinese cultivation is concentrated south of the [[Yangtze River]], where it is of considerable economic importance.
+It is native to eastern [[Asia]], mainly in [[China]].
-In Japan, it is the [[Prefectures of Japan|prefectural]] flower of [[Kochi prefecture|K&#333;chi]] and the prefectural tree of [[Tokushima Prefecture|Tokushima]]. The plant's name appears in many old Japanese poems.
+It is a small to medium-sized tree growing to 10-20 [[metre]]s in height, [[evergreen]], with smooth gray bark and a uniform spherical to hemispherical crown. It is [[dioecious]], with separate male and female plants. It tolerates poor [[acid]]ic [[soil]]s. The [[root]] system is shallow (5&ndash;60 [[centimeter|cm]]), with no obvious [[taproot]].
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-==Characteristics==
+Describe the plant here...
-It is a small to medium-sized tree growing to 10-20 [[metre]]s in height, [[evergreen]], with smooth gray bark and a uniform spherical to hemispherical crown. It is [[dioecious]], with separate male and female plants. It tolerates poor [[acid]]ic [[soil]]s. The [[root]] system is shallow (5&ndash;60 [[centimeter|cm]]), with no obvious [[taproot]].
-The fruit is spherical, 1.5-2.5 cm in diameter, with a knobby surface. The surface color is typically a deep, brilliant red, but may vary from white to purple. The flesh color is similar to surface color, or somewhat lighter. The flesh is sweet and very tart. At the center is a single seed, with a diameter about half that of the whole fruit.
+==Gallery==
-==Uses==
+<gallery perrow=5>
-Besides fresh consumption, the fruits are commonly dried, canned, soaked in ''[[baijiu]]'' (Chinese liquor), or fermented into [[alcoholic beverage]]s.[http://photo.mipang.com/uploads/image/060626/6858_6_671e01effd.jpg] Some [[cultivar]]s with large fruit, up to 4 cm diameter, have been developed. A [[dye]] may be prepared from the bark. The plant is also used as [[ornamental tree]]s for parks and streets.
+File:Myrica rubra3.jpg
 ==References==
-*[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200006094 Flora of China: ''Myrica rubra'']
+<references/>
-*[http://www.mipang.com/blog/459.726432fa50.htm ''Myrica rubra'' photos]
+*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
-[[Category:Fagales]]
+{{stub}}
-[[Category:Fruit]]
+__NOTOC__

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 {{SPlantbox
-|genus=Morella
+|familia=Myricaceae
 |species=rubra
 |Temp Metric=°F
 |jumpin=If this plant info box on watering; zones; height; etc. is mostly empty you can click on the edit tab and fill in the blanks!
-|image=Upload.png
+|image=Yangmeifruits.jpg
 |image_width=240
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-{{Inc|
+'''''Myrica rubra''''', also called '''yangmei'''; '''yamamomo''', '''Chinese Bayberry''', '''Japanese Bayberry''', '''Red Bayberry''', or '''Chinese strawberry tree''' (and often mistranslated from Chinese as '''[[arbutus]]''') is subtropical [[tree]] grown for its sweet crimson to dark purple-red [[fruit]].
 It is native to eastern [[Asia]], mainly in [[China]], where it has been grown for at least 2000 years, and probably also [[Japan]] and [[Southeast Asia]] as well. Chinese cultivation is concentrated south of the [[Yangtze River]], where it is of considerable economic importance.
 In Japan, it is the [[Prefectures of Japan|prefectural]] flower of [[Kochi prefecture|K&#333;chi]] and the prefectural tree of [[Tokushima Prefecture|Tokushima]]. The plant's name appears in many old Japanese poems.
 ==Characteristics==

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		+	\|species=rubra
		+	\|Temp Metric=°F
		+	\|jumpin=If this plant info box on watering; zones; height; etc. is mostly empty you can click on the edit tab and fill in the blanks!
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		+	{{Inc\|
		+	Myrica rubra, Sieb. & Zucc. (M. Nagi, DC., not Thunb.). Shrub or small tree: branchlets slightly pubescent: lvs. oblong-lanceolate, acutish, cuneate, entire or serrate above the middle, dark green above, paler beneath, glabrous, 3-5 in. long: staminate catkins cylindric; stamens 6-10: fr. globose or ovoid, tuberculate, deep red- purple, ½l in. across; stone ovoid, compressed. April, May; fr. in July. S. China, Japan. B.M. 5727. S.I.F. 2:6.—Cult. for its edible fr. There is a variety with rose-colored finer flavored fr. The berries are vinous and sweet with a pleasant acid taste and are used like blackberries; the fresh juice makes an agreeable beverage. The tree is supposed to stand about 15° of frost. Intro, in 1889. The M. Nagi, Thunb., is Podocarpus Nagi.
		+	}}
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