Ilex sugerokii var. brevipedunculata("Akaminoinutsuge")
Japanese name: アカミノイヌツゲ（赤実犬黄楊） Scientific name:Ilex sugerokii var. brevipedunculata
[Overview]
An evergreen shrub 1–2 m tall found in coniferous forests and on ridges in the mountains.
It branches well, and young branches are densely hairy.
Leaves are simple and alternate, elliptic, 2–4 cm long and 1–2 cm wide.
The leaf tip is pointed, and the margin has coarse teeth.
The leaves are thick, with a glossy surface.
The petiole is 3–5 mm long.
It is dioecious.
Both male and female plants bear flowers in the leaf axils of the current year's branches.
Male flowers are borne in cymes of 1–3, and female flowers singly.
The flowers are small, white, with 4–5 petals.
The fruit is a globose berry 6 mm in diameter that ripens red.
