| Styrax obassia is a
deciduous small- tree to tree with gray-black barks found in
deciduous forests in mountainous regions. Blades, 10-20cm in length,
6-20cm in width, are in the shape of an obovate, with tips pointed
short in a tail way, bases broadly cuneate, margins with serrations
with tooth-like protrusions on the ends. The backsides have dense
stellate hairs and look gray-white, with 1-2cm long petioles. With
approximately 20 white flowers, racemes droop down from branch tips;
each racemes measures 8-17cm long, and the flowers have short,
7-10mm-long pedicels. Corollas are cut deeply in 5; stamens are 10
in number, Pistils 1 - styles 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
