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Aucuba japonica - Spotted laurel
Latin plant name
Aucuba japonica
Common plant name
Spotted laurel
Plant type
Evergreen woody shrub
Size (meters)
< 1,5 m
Distinguishing features
The leaves are opposite, broad lanceolate.
Aucuba japonica are dioecious, they have separate male and female plants.
The flowers are small, 4-8 mm diameter, with four purplish-brown petals.
The fruit is a red berry approximately 1 cm in diameter, which is avoided by birds.
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