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Stachyuraceae /
Kibushika |
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Notes For Reference:- |
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Species, Varieties, or Forms in the Genus
Stachyurus:
Stachyurus praecox
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Kibushi
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Stachyurus praecox / Kibushi
キブシ |
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Stachyurus praecox
is a deciduous shrub, small tree, or tree with
red-brown or dark brown bark, found in moist, shady thickets, forest
edges, or roadsides in mountainous districts, growing to 2-4m in
height. Leaves are alternate; blades are 6-12cm long, 3-6cm in
width, long-oblong to ovate, and have 1-3cm long petioles that
occasionally tinge red. Flowers bloom before the leaves develop, in
racemes hanging down. Male inflorescences are long, with flowers
pale yellow, and female ones are short, also pale yellow. Flowers
are bell-shaped, 6-9mm long, with four sepals and petals. Bloom
time: March-April. |
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