November 1956.
Ryukyu Islands, Japan
Locality: Mountain forest above Kurio Yakushima (beach).
Elevation: 366m.
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Mountain forest.
Comment: DESCRIPTION: Handsome deciduous tree growing to about 30 feet tall. Bark striped green; leaves 3- to 5-lobed, petioles red. Flowers showy, in axillary to terminal panicles; petals crinkled or fringed.; SUB-COUNTRY GEO 2: Kagoshima Prefecture; GEOGRAPHIC AREA: Yakushima Island; COLLECTOR'S NUMBER: 686; MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION ABOUT WILD COLLECTION: Probably not very hardy.;
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