Real leaf and seed set of Chinese Bayberry -  Myrica rubra specimen. Leaf laminated in plastic sheet and seeds encased in clear acrylic material. The specimens are clear, transparent and indestructible. Safe, authentic and completely unbreakable product put the specimens right at your fingertips!

Anyone can safely explore the specimens from every angle. 

Size of the laminated sheet: 7.6 x 7.6 cm (3 inch)

Size of lucite block: 39x26x14 mm (1.5x1.0x0.6 inch).

Weight of the lucite block is 20 g and 40 g with laminated sheet and packaging.

These are an ideal learning aid for students and kids and also a very good collectible item for every body.

These are handmade real specimen crafts. Each one will be a bit different (specimen size, color and posture) even in the same production batch.
The pictures in the listing are just for reference as we are selling multiple pieces with same pictures.

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Chinese Bayberry -  Myrica rubra

Class: Magnoliopsida  Order: Fagales  Family: Myricaceae  Genus: Myrica

Myrica rubra, also called yangmei, Chinese Bayberry, Japanese Bayberry, Red Bayberry, or Chinese strawberry tree (and often mistranslated from Chinese as arbutus) is a subtropical tree grown for its sweet, crimson to dark purple-red, edible fruit.

It is a small to medium-sized evergreen tree growing up to 10–20 m (33–66 ft) high, with smooth gray bark and a uniform spherical to hemispherical crown. It is dioecious, with separate male and female plants. It tolerates poor acidic soils. The root system is 5–60 cm (2.0–24 in) deep, with no obvious taproot.

The fruit is spherical, 1.5–2.5 cm (0.59–0.98 in) in diameter, with a knobby surface. The surface color is typically a deep, brilliant red, but may vary from white to purple. The flesh color is similar to surface color, or somewhat lighter. The flesh is sweet and very tart. At the center is a single seed, with a diameter about half that of the whole fruit.

Distribution and habitat

It is native to eastern Asia, mainly in China, where it has been grown for at least 2000 years. Chinese cultivation is concentrated south of the Yangtze River, where it is of considerable economic importance. Its niche is forests on mountain slopes and valleys at altitudes of 100-1500 m. It is native to Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang. Provinces of China. Also naturalized in Japan, Korea, and the Philippines.

Uses

The tree is used as ornaments for parks and streets. It is also a traditional tree used in composing Classical East Asian Gardens.

Agricultural

Some cultivars with large fruit, up to 4 cm in diameter, have been developed. Besides fresh consumption, the fruits may be dried, canned, soaked in baijiu (Chinese liquor), or fermented into alcoholic beverages. Dried fruits are often prepared in the manner of dry huamei (Prunus mume with flavorings such as licorice). The juice has been commercialised under the brand name "Yumberry" under which name it is trade-marked in the EU.

Other uses include bottled pasteurized juice or juice blends dye prepared from the bark.

Medicinal

Various species of Myrica have been studied scientifically for horticultural characteristics or phytochemicals implicated with health benefits. Dating to 1951, the horticultural literature includes studies on nitrogen-fixing ability of the root nodules system presence of Frankia bacteria having nitrogen-fixing properties in root nodules

microbial characteristics of the subcanopy (forest) soil niche characteristics in the forest environment growth of pollen tubes.

The medical literature is diverse, with studies of phytochemicals from bark, leaves and fruit. Significant progress has been reported on polyphenols, particularly ellagic acid, tannins and anthocyanins, antioxidant activity, anti-cancer and anti-viral properties. An extract from fruit called myricerone blocks a receptor for the peptide, endothelin, an important mediator of blood vessel constriction, indicating potential for drug development.