Osmanthus heterophyllus

Osmanthus heterophyllus
Hiiragi, in flower in Osaka
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Osmanthus
Species:
O. heterophyllus
Binomial name
Osmanthus heterophyllus
Synonyms
  • Ilex heterophylla G. Don
  • Olea aquifolium Siebold & Zucc.
  • Olea ilicifolia Hassk.
  • Olea rotundifolia (H.Jaeger) Entleutner
  • Osmanthus acutus Masam. & T.Mori
  • Osmanthus aquifolium (Thunb.) Siebold
  • Osmanthus bibracteatus Hayata
  • Osmanthus ilicifolius (Hassk.) Carrière
  • Osmanthus integrifolius Hayata
  • Osmanthus myrtifolius G.Nicholson
  • Osmanthus rotundifolius (H.Jaeger) Dippel

Osmanthus heterophyllus (Chinese:t 柊樹, s 柊树, p zhōngshù; Japanese: , Hiiragi), variously known as holly osmanthus, holly olive, and false holly, is a species of flowering plant in the olive family Oleaceae, native to eastern Asia in central and southern Japan (Honshū, Kyūshū, Shikoku, and the Ryukyu Islands) and Taiwan.