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Styrax japonica, a
deciduous small tree with dark purple-brown to light black, smooth
bark, inhabits coppices at the foot of mountains, valleys, or small
riversides, growing to 7-8m in height. Leaves are alternate, 4-8cm
long and 2-4cm wide, oval-shaped, with pointed tips, cuneate bases,
and margins with shallow serrations, otherwise entire. The new
branch's ends bear 1-6 white flowers, blooming 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. |
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Wild plants in and around Shimane
島根とその周辺の野生植物
