14 September 2018.
Honshu, Japan
Locality: Tochigi Prefecture, Shioya-gun; Shioya-machi; Funyu Forest - Utsunomiya University Forest.
Coordinates: 36.7800, 139.8260
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Elevation: 353m.
Environment description: Edge of ridgeline below rather open canopy of Quercus serrata and Fagus japonica. Soil consists of duff layer above gravelly clay; light in color.
Associated species: Abies firma:Clethra barbinervis:Enkianthus subsessilis:Fagus japonica:Quercus serrata:Rhododendron wadanum:Rhododendron quinquefolium:Viburnum wrightii
Aspect: ;
Slope: 30 Degrees;
Soil Texture:
Comment: Small trees/large shrubs, multi-stemmed. Height 6 m, DBH 3 cm. Bark smooth, gray. Leaves ovate, 5 cm long by 3 cm wide; broadly acumate apex and cuneate base; margins ciliate. Fruits are smooth green capsules to 15 mm long and 8 mm wide, borne on stalks to 15 mm long.
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