| Litsea citriodora
is a 3-5m tall, small deciduous tree or tree found in forest edges;
young branches are dark green and fragrant, and leaves are aromatic.
The leaves are alternate, 7-15cm long, 2-4.5cm wide, broadly
lanceolate, with sharp tips, back surfaces tingeing powdery white,
margins entire, and 1-2.5cm long petioles. The leaves turn yellow in
autumn. Dioecious: Flowers bloom in umbels before the leaves
develop, while in buds, the inflorescences, with curved 0.7-1.3cm
long peduncles, look spherical because the buds cover themselves
with involucres. The flowers are small and white; corollas are cleft
in six. Bloom time: March-April. |
Wild plants in and around Shimane
島根とその周辺の野生植物
