Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Ericales (57)
Family: Primulaceae (19)(family description)
Genus: Ardisia (4)
Epithet: elliptica Thunb. (2)
Synonyms: Anguillaria solanacea Poir., Ardisia doma Wall., Ardisia elliptica Bedd., Ardisia kotoensis Hayata, Ardisia littoralis Andr., Ardisia nana Buch.-Ham., Ardisia oleracea Buch.-Ham., Ardisia polycephala Wight, Ardisia salicifolia A.DC., Ardisia solanacea (Poir.) Roxb., Ardisia sorsogonensis Elmer, Ardisia umbellata Roxb., Bladhia elliptica (Thunb.) Nakai, Bladhia humilis (Vahl) Sasaki, Bladhia kotoensis (Hayata) Nakai, Bladhia solanacea (Poir.) Nakai, Climacandra littoralis (Andr.) Kurz, Climacandra multiflora Miq., Climacandra obovata Miq., Climacandra salicifolia (A.DC.) Miq., Icacorea humilis (Vahl) Britton, Icacorea solanacea (Poir.) Britton, Icacorea zeylanica Lam., Niara montanensis Dennst.
elliptica => elliptic
humilis => of low growth
littoralis => found on the seashore
multiflora => many-flowered
nana => dwarf
obovata => egg-shaped
oleracea => edible garden herb
polycephala => many headed
salicifolia => having leaves like Salix (Willow)
umbellata => having the inflorescence in umbels or umbrella form
zeylanica => from Sri Lanka (Ceylon)