Snowrose
Serissa japonica

Family: Rubiaceae

What it is like

A small shrub. It grows 60-90 cm tall. The branches are weakly flattened. The leaves do not have leaf stalks. They are sword shaped and 1-2 cm long by 1 cm wide. The flowers can occur singly or in a group. The fruit are 2-3 mm across.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. In China it grows beside streams and in broad-leaved forests on hills between 100-1,600 m above sea level. Melbourne Botanical Gardens. In Sichuan and Yunnan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Australia, China, Indochina Indonesia, Japan, Korea, SE Asia, Taiwan

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Flowers

How it is grown

Plants can be grown by cuttings or layering.

Its other names

Local names

Kembang salju, Si seribu bintang, Tree of a thousand stars

Synonyms

Buchozia coprosmoides L'Her. ex DC.; Democritea serissoides DC.; Dysoda fasciculata Lour.; Lycium foetida L.f.; and others