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Skimmia japonica var. intermedia
f. repens is an evergreen shrub inhabiting the upper parts
of forests of mountainous regions. The trunk's lower legs crawl, and
upper parts stand erect to grow to approximately 50cm, with gray-,
when young, green barks. Leaves are of alternate phyllotaxis, blades
measure 6-13cm in length, 1.5-5cm in width, in the shape of an
obovate-like long-oblong, with tips obtuse, bases cuneate, and
margins entire. Also, they feel leathery, with glossy surfaces and
transparent pellucid dots on the backsides. Corymbose panicles put
themselves on branch tips and set many 4- or occasionally 5-petaled
flowers. Fruit (drupes), spherical, 1cm across, mature red. Bloom
time: April-May. |
Wild plants in and around Shimane
島根とその周辺の野生植物
