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Icacinaceae /
Kurotakikazuraka |
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Notes For Reference:- |
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Species, Varieties, or Forms in the Genus Hosiea:
Hosiea japonica
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Kurotakikazura |
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Hosiea japonica / Kurotakikazura クロタキカズラ |
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Hosiea japonica
is a deciduous liana with brown bark that inhabits somewhat damp
places in forests in mountainous regions. Leaves are opposite,
blades are 5-18cm in length, 2.5-12cm in an ovate shape, with tips
sharply pointed in a tail-like manner, bases heart-shaped, and
large, irregular serrations on the margins. Surfaces are
short-hairy, and so are the backsides. Dioecious: The axils bear
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 to red in
September-October. Bloom time: May-June. |
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