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Elaeagnus glabra,
a liana evergreen shrub, inhabits forests,
forest edges, or cliff edges in seashores, coastal districts, or
hills, extending long on other trees and growing 2-3m tall. Leaves
are alternate; their blades measure 4-8cm long and 2.5-3.5cm wide,
and are long-oblong or oval-like, with silver scaly hairs on their
surfaces that eventually fall out. The back surfaces generally have
dense, red-brown, scaly hairs. Axils hang some light brown flowers,
and calyx tubes are slender, 4-6mm long, and taper toward the bases.
Fruit (pseudocarp), about 1.5 cm long, oblong, mature red in April.
Bloom time: October-November. |