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Callicarpa dichotoma,
a deciduous shrub with smooth, yellow-brown bark that grows to a
height of up to 2m, inhabits foothill swamps or damp plains and is
characterized by branches that end in drooping clusters. Leaves are
opposite, blades measuring 3-7cm long, 1.5-3cm wide, obovate-oblong,
tip portions becoming narrower in a tail way, bases cuneate, with
coarse serrations on the upper halves. Both surfaces and bottoms are
hairless. However, there are many glandular dots on the backside.
Cymes appear from points above axils and give 10-20 light red-purple
flowers, each with four apertures, and lobes open flat. Corollas are
up to 3mm long. Stamens are 4 in number, and pistils one, both of
which project outside the corollas. Drupes, spherical, mature in
purple. Bloom time: July-August. |
Wild plants in and around Shimane
島根とその周辺の野生植物
