| Hosiea japonica
is a deciduous liana with brown barks inhabiting somewhat damp
places in forests in mountainous regions. Leaves are opposite,
blades are 5-18cm in length, 2.5-12cm, in an ovate shape, tips
sharply pointed in a tail way, with bases heart-shaped and large
irregular serrations on margins. Surfaces are short-hairy, and so do
the backsides. Dioecious: Axils birth to small yellow-green flowers,
approximately 8mm in diameter, facing sideways or downward. The
fruit (drupe) measures about 1.5cm long in the shape of a somewhat
flat oblong and matures in red in September-October. Bloom time:
May-June. |
Wild plants in and around Shimane
島根とその周辺の野生植物
