Clethra varvinervis is a deciduous small- tree with dark
reddish-brown barks, 8-10m in height, growing on hills, mountain
ridges, or dry deciduous forests. Leaves, gathering together on
branch tips, are alternate, 6-15cm long, 2-7cm wide, in the shape of
an obovate-like long oblong, with tips shortly pointed, bases
cuneate, sharply pointed serrations on margins, and upper surfaces
with no hairs, lower surfaces light green, coarse hairs on midribs,
and vellus hairs at bases of veins. Branch tips emerge some number
of 10-20cm-long racemes in which set many white flowers. Bloom time:
June-August. |