Cleyera japonica Thunb.

Common Name: Japanese Cleyera
Family: Pentaphylacaceae Engl.

Country of Origin: Japan, Taiwan, mainland China, Myanmar, Nepal, and northern India
Habitat: warm humid forests

Culture: Leaves will turn yellow if soil is too alkaline

USDA Zone: 7-10

Accession Data:

Accession # 201500106
Source: NCSU - JC Raulston Arboretum
Provenance:
- Unrooted cuttings rcvd, JC Raulston Arboretum #001268 ex Heronswood Nursery, Kingston, WA
Accession Date: 08-31-2015
Bench: 1202 - AUS:North Bench W
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 02-26-2025

Classification:

Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
SubClass: asterids
Order: Ericales
SubOrder:
Family: Pentaphylacaceae
SubFamily:
Tribe: Freziereae
SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:

Year	Jan				Feb				Mar					Apr				May				Jun					Jul				Aug				Sep					Oct				Nov				Dec
2025

References (internal):

EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: China South-Central / China Southeast / Japan / Korea / Taiwan / India / Thailand

References (external):

The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed 21 October 2015.
Cleyera japonica at Wikipedia. Last accessed 21 October 2015.
Cleyera japonica at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Thursday, July 28, 2016.
Image #00 (cropped) & #01 (original) - CC BY-SA 3.0. Last accessed on Friday, January 19, 2018.

data regenerated on Wed, 26 Feb 2025 11:57:12 -0500 [bcm v4.0]