''Symplocos anomala'' is a plant in the family

Symplocaceae Symplocaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Ericales, including two genera, ''Symplocos ''Symplocos'' is a genus of flowering plants in the order Ericales. It contains about 300 species distributed in Asia and the Americas. Man ...

Description

''Symplocos anomala'' grows as a shrub or tree up to tall, with a trunk diameter of up to . The bark is grey or brown. Its flowers feature a white corolla. The fruit is purple to black when ripe.

Distribution and habitat

''Symplocos anomala'' is native to Japan, China, Taiwan, Myanmar, Thailand,

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and

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. Its habitat is chiefly in montane forests from to altitude.

References

anomala ''Anomala'' is a genus of shining leaf chafers in the family of beetles known as Scarabaeidae. There are at least 1,200 described species in ''Anomala''. A common characteristic behavior of beetles in ''Anomala'' is that most grubs of these ...

Flora of Japan Flora of China Flora of Taiwan Flora of Indo-China Flora of Malesia Plants described in 1900 {{Ericales-stub