Species

Aucuba japonica

Etymology

Aucuba: Derived from the Japanese name for this plant
japonica: of Japan

Common Name(s)

gold dust tree, Japanense laurel, spotted laurel

Authority

Aucuba japonica Thunb.

Family

Cornaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

AUCJAP

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Trees & Shrubs

Flower Colours

Violet / Purple

Origin

Japan. All wild gatherings seen to date are of the yellow-spotted cultivar.

Reason for Introduction

Horticultural

Life Cycle and Dispersal

Reproduces by seed, fleshy fruits and dispersed by birds and gravity.



This page last updated on 28 Jul 2014