Ardisia sieboldii
Primulaceae
- Range
- From Shikoku to the Ryukyu Islands, the Ogasawara Islands, Taiwan, and southeastern China
This small evergreen tree is widely found from coastal areas to deep mountains. Often planted as a windbreak or hedge, it is one of the familiar trees. Children have made wooden stilts from the trunks of this tree and also used its round fruits as ammunition for their blowguns. These fruits can be eaten raw and were once enjoyed as snacks by children and used as a food source in times of hardship.
Habitat of This Animal:
B:Forest along the mountain ridge - B2:Deep forest
As time passes from the felling of trees, trees in the forest will grow taller and thicker. Tall trees like Castanopsis, a representative tree of forests in Tokunoshima Island, form the forest canopy. Different layers of plants are formed beneath it, including medium-to-small trees and bottom weeds, and the forest floor becomes gradually darker. Through such a process, the forest will become deeper, supporting the fauna of Tokunoshima Island.
This B2:Deep forest