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Apocynaceae / Kyouchikutouka |
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Notes For Reference:- |
Species, Varieties, or Forms in
the Genus
Anodendron:
Anodendron affine /
Sakakikazura |
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Anodendron affine / Sakakikazura サカキカズラ |
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Anodendron affine
is an evergreen woody vine that inhabits evergreen tree forests.
Branches are green at first, then turn dark purple. Leaves, leathery
and glossy, are of opposite phyllotaxis; blades measure 5-10cm in
length, 1-3cm in width, and are oblong with entire margins. This
plant bears cymes at the end of the branches with many light yellow
flowers. Corollas, measuring 0.8-1cm, are in a high cup shape and
are cleft into five twisted segments. Bloom time: April-June. |
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