| Callicarpa japonica, a
deciduous shrub, grows to as tall as 3 meters, with gray-brown
barks. Leaves are opposite, blades measure 6-13cm long, 2.5-6cm
wide, oblong, tip's parts taper to points, bases narrowly cuneate,
with fine serrations on margins. No hairs are on leaf surfaces, as
with the backsides. However, the bottoms have sparse light yellow
glandular dots. Flowers, light red-purple, put themselves in cymes
emerged from axils. Corollas measure 3-5mm in length, upperparts
cleft in 4, the lobes open flat. Stamens are four in number and
pistils one. Drupes, 3mm across, spherical, mature in purple. Bloom
time: June-August. |
Wild plants in and around Shimane
島根とその周辺の野生植物
