황실남천

황실남천

	과명 Berberidaceae (매자나무과) 속명 Nandina (남천속) 전체학명 Nandina domestica var. leucocarpa Makino 추천명 황실남천 이명 외국명

 

Nandina (Berberidaceae) is represented by Nandina domestica Thunb. and N. domestica var. leucocarpa Makino, and is native to Japan and China, a garden ornamental hedge commonly called heavenly bamboo (Japanese name Nanten). An evergreen unarmed shrub, 1.8–2.4 m high. Leaves alternate, short-petiolate, 2- to 3-pinnately compound, the axis jointed at the base, the leaflets entire, the petioles dilated at the base, stipulus absent; panicles terminal, multiple-flowered; the leaflets narrowly ovate to broadly lanceolate, 3–7 cm long, 1–2.5 cm, subcoriaceous, acuminate, lustrous above, entire; panicles large, pedunuculate, erect. Flowers white, rather small, about 6 mm long; sepals many, tri-seriate. Fruit (Fig. 1) is a globular berry, red sometimes white, and rarely pale purple, 8 mm in diameter; it thrives well at medium altitudes under partial shade and withstands considerable frost when the wood is ripe. Ravines and mountain valleys in warmer parts; Honshu (Tokaido to Kinki district), Shikoku; many cultivars have also been cultivated as garden plants. It may be planted in the garden or used for indoor decoration in pots (Chadha 1966; Ohwi 1984).

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