Symplocos myrtacea, commonly known as Japanese sapphireberry, is a species of tree native to Japan.

Symplocos myrtacea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Symplocaceae
Genus: Symplocos
Species:
S. myrtacea
Binomial name
Symplocos myrtacea

It has been recorded as a host for the rare fungus Chorioactis geaster.[2] [3]

References

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  1. ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2019). "Symplocos myrtacea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T143485839A143485841. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T143485839A143485841.en. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  2. ^ Dunaway DL, Bessette A, Roody WC, Bessette AR (2007). Mushrooms of the Southeastern United States. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press. pp. 83, 312. ISBN 0-8156-3112-X.
  3. ^ Pfister DH., D. H. (1978). "Apothecial development in Cookeina tricholoma with comments on some related species". Mycologia. 70 (6): 1253–57. doi:10.2307/3759326. JSTOR 3759326.