Rhamnus yoshin is
a deciduous shrub or small- tree, dioecious, occurring in sunny
limestone rock areas, with purple, glossy brown branches. Leave are
alternate, occasionally opposite, 3-8cm long, 2-4cm wide, obovate-like
long oblong, with tips pointed in a tail way, fine serrations on
margins, 4-5 pairs of veins, sparse adpressed hairs on upper
surfaces, and hairs on lower surfaces. Small yellow-green flowers
bloom in cymes that emerge from long and short branches' bases.
Bloom time: May. |