''Leucothoe keiskei'', the Keskei dog hobble or Keskei fetterbush, is a species of flowering plant in the family

Ericaceae The Ericaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the heath or heather family, found most commonly in acidic and infertile growing conditions. The family is large, with c.4250 known species spread across 124 genera, making it th ...

, native to southern

Honshu , historically called , is the largest and most populous island of Japan. It is located south of Hokkaidō across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyūshū across the Kanmon Straits. The island separ ...

, Japan. A perennial evergreen shrub reaching , there are a number of cultivars, including 'Royal Ruby' and 'Opstal50', trade designation .

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Vaccinioideae Endemic flora of Japan Plants described in 1863 {{Ericaceae-stub