Staphylea bumalda,
a deciduous shrub inhabiting sunny, damp locations like places along
streams in mountainous regions, grows to 3-5m in height and branches
well to grow rampant by and large. Leaves are opposite and are of a
ternate compound leaf; the terminal lobes measure 8-16cm long, and
the side lobes 3-7cm long, in the shape of an oval-like oblong or
oval, with tips, pointed long, with fine serrations on margins. The
terminal segments have about 3cm-long petioles, while the other two
side lobes are without them. Flowers set themselves in panicles from
the current year's branch tips; the flowers are fragrant and white,
7-8cm long; petals and sepals are white, five in number - not open
flat. Bloom time: May. |