Pachysandra axillaris
Pachysandra axillaris is a species of plant in the family Buxaceae. In its native China, it is known as 板凳果 (Bǎndèng guǒ).
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Description
Height: Reaches 30-50 cm at maturity. Leaves: Leaves range in shape from ovate to oblong, are finely hairy (tomentose) along the midrib and lateral veins, and measure 5-16 cm in length by 3-10 cm in width. Flowers: Flower colour ranges from white to red, and the inflorescences range from erect or pendulous. Fruit: Measuring about 1 mm in diameter, the spherical fruits range in colour from yellow to reddish purple when ripe.
Range & habitat
Native to China, including Fujian, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Yunnan provinces. Also occurs in Taiwan.
Wikipedia: “Range and distribution”
In human culture
Pachysandra is derived from the Ancient Greek word παχύς (pachýs, 'thick') and the Neo-Latin -androus ('of or pertaining to stamens'), and means 'thick stamens'. It was named in reference to its stout filaments. Axillaris is Latin, literally meaning 'in the armpit' but more figuratively meaning 'arising from leaf axils' or 'axillary'.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 736402.