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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