石斑木屬常綠灌木，原產日本琉球、中國華南沿海及臺灣北部、蘭嶼等海岸地區。因為是濱海地區原生種，被廣泛栽培於海岸、道路分隔島及公園等環境。分枝角度比其他種類大。葉片初生時有毛，之後會變光滑；葉緣通常是全緣的，但偶爾會見到淺缺刻的。白色花較大且質地較厚，花蕊黃色至紅色。核果，球形，熟時由綠轉為紫黑色。

An evergreen shrub in the genus Rhaphiolepis, native to Japan's Ryukyu, China's southern China coast, northern Taiwan, and Orchid Island. Being a native littoral plant, it’s widely cultivated in coastal areas, road separation islands and parks. Angles between diverging branches are larger than that of other species. Leaves are hairy at birth and then smooth; leaf margins are usually entire, but occasionally shallow crenate. The white flowers are large and thick, and the pistils and stamen are yellow to red. Spherical drupes turn from green to purple-black when mature.

耐旱、耐風、耐貧瘠，但以肥沃之砂質壤土為佳。喜全日照。以種子繁殖為主，亦可扦插繁殖。

The plant enjoys full-sun environments and tolerates drought, wind and barrenness, but prefers fertile sandy loam. Mainly propagated by seeding, also possibly by cutting.

可作綠籬、庭園景觀樹、整形樹、種子小森林等。樹皮可萃取染料。花枝、果枝可供花材。根葉可入藥。

The plant is cultivated as a hedge, garden landscape trees, topiary trees, seed forest and so on. The bark can be used to extract dyes. Branches of flower and fruit are flower arrangement materials, while the roots and leaves can be used in herbal medicine.