Fatsia japonica: An
evergreen shrub that grows in forests from seashores to hills, with
1-3m in height. Leaves are alternate, gathering together at branch
tips; the blades are large, 20-40cm in diameter, and deeply cut in
7-9, with bases kidney-shaped, coarse serrations on the lobe's
margins, and glossy, thick texture. Dioecious: Branch tips bear
spherical umbels and set many small white flowers -bisexual flowers
on the upper and male flowers on the lower parts. Petals are 5 in
number, oval-shaped, and 1-3mm long. Stamens are 5 qnd anthers
white. Calyx tubes are about 3mm long and bell-shaped. Bloom time:
November-December. |