Wild plants in and around Shimane 島根とその周辺の野生植物

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Cinnamomum camphora / Kusunoki クスノキ

Bloom time: May-June

   
Family:
 
Lauraceae /
Kusunokika


 

Species in the genus Cinnamomum:


Cinnamomum camphora / Kusunoki
Cinnamomum japonicum / Yabunikkei
   

Cinnamomum camphora / Kusunoki クスノキ

 
Cinnamomum camphora is an evergreen tree that grows to more than 20m in height and 2m in diameter. Leaves are alternate; blades are 5-12cm long, 3-6cm wide, oval to oblong, with both ends pointed and somewhat leathery. The surfaces are green and glossy, and the backsides tinge gray-white. On the sides of new branches emerge panicles in which sparsely set small yellow-green flowers. Bloom time: May-June.
                   
                     
                     
                     

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