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sapphire-berry
Scientific Name: Symplocos paniculata
Family: Symplocaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Shrub, Tree
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Sapphire Berry (Symplocos paniculata)
Considerations for Pets
- Sapphire berries are produced by this plant. While the text doesn't explicitly state toxicity, it's important to monitor pets around any berry-producing plant to prevent ingestion of large quantities.
Considerations for Children
- Sapphire berries are produced by this plant. As with pets, supervise children around berry-producing plants.
Common Names
- Sapphire Berry
- Asiatic Sweetleaf
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Symplocos paniculata
- Family: Symplocaceae
- Genus: Symplocos (containing approximately 320 species)
Distribution and Habitat
- Native to China, Japan, and the Himalayas.
- Found in forests.
- Hardy in USDA zones 4-8.
Morphology and Growth Habit
- Deciduous large multi-stemmed shrub or small low-branching tree.
- Typically grows to 10 to 20 feet tall with an equal spread.
- Mature specimens have bark with gray ridges and dark fissures.
- Can be trained as a low-branching plant.
Quirky Facts
- The sapphire berry is referenced multiple times within the Pokemon game series as a collectible item.
Additional Information
- The flowers are described as white and fragrant, growing in panicles in spring.
- The berries are a "special brilliance, hardly approached by those of any other hardy plant."