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Litsea japonica / Hamabiwa ハマビワ

Litsea japonica is an evergreen small tree or tree that occurs in coastal areas, growing as tall as 7 meters; trunks grow in clusters, forming an oblong tree shape. New branches are thick, with dense yellow-brown fluffs. Leaves are alternate, clustering together at branch tips; blades measure 7-15cm and are 2-5cm wide, oblong, with rounded, broadly cuneate, thick, leathery, and entire tips, and margins that are inclined to curve backward. The surfaces are hairless and glossy, and the back sides have thick yellow-brown fluffs. Dioecious: A few inflorescences with many small yellow-white flowers emerge from the sides of the leaves. One inflorescence contains 5-6 flowers. Sap fruit, about 1.5cm across, oblong, matures emerald green in the next year's spring-summer. Bloom time: October-November.