Summary
Place of publication:
Nov. gen. pl. 9:132. 1798
Verified:
06/07/1994
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Backer, C. A. & R. C. Bakhuizen van den Brink, Jr. Flora of Java. 1963-1968
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Common names
Swedish
serissa –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Indochina | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | | | | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | Kyushu | |
Native
Asia-Temperate
Asia-Tropical
Cultivated
()
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
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EASTERN ASIA:
Japan [Kyushu]
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Environmental | ornamental | | Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992 |
| Medicines | folklore | | Khanh, T. C. 1996. Vietnamese Rubiaceae used in traditional medicine. Opera Bot. Belg. 7:231, 235. |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=102373.
Accessed 15 December 2025.