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Styrax japonica, a
deciduous small- tree with dark purple-brown to light black, smooth
barks, inhabits coppices at the foot of mountains, valleys, or small
riversides, growing to 7-8m in height. Leaves are alternate, 4-8cm
long, 2-4cm wide, oval-shaped, with tips pointed, bases cuneate,
margins with shallow serrations otherwise entire. The new branch's
ends hang down 1-6 white flowers, blooming facing downward. The
flowers have 2-3cm-long petioles, and corollas measure about 2.5cm
in diameter, deeply cleft into 5, with stellate hairs outside.
Stamens are 10 in number, shorter than the corollas, and pistils are
longer than the stamens. Bloom time: May-June. |
Wild plants in and around Shimane
島根とその周辺の野生植物
