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Sabiaceae /
Awabukika |
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Notes For Reference:- |
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Species, Varieties, or Forms in the Genus Meliosma:
Meliosma
tenuis /
Miyamahahaso
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Meliosma tenuis / Miyamahahaso ミヤマハハソ |
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Meliosma tenuis,
a deciduous shrub inhabiting deciduous forests in mountainous
regions, grows to as long as 3m. Leaves are of alternate phyllotaxis;
blades are 5-15cm long, 2.5-7cm wide, obovate-like, long oblong, or
long oblong, with tips pointed in a tail way, bases cuneate, margins
with wavy, coarse serrations. Branch tips create panicles that hang
down and set many yellow-green flowers. The inflorescence branches
bend in a zig-zag pattern with dense, short hairs. Bloom time:
May-July. |
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