15 September 2018.
Honshu, Japan
Locality: Tochigi Prefecture, Nikko City; ; Nikko (Okunikko) Forest, Nikko National Park - Utsunomiya University Forest.
Coordinates: 36.8021, 139.4862
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Elevation: 1722m.
Environment description: North-south ridge in mesic forest dominated by Tsuga diversifolia and Betula ermanii. Soil is dark, organic.
Associated species: Acer rufinerve:Betula ermanii:Betula maximowicziana:Cercidiphyllum magnificum:Enkianthus campanulatus:Rhododendron degronianum:Rhododendron quinquefolium:Sorbus commixta:Sorbus japonica var. calocarpa:Tsuga diversifolia
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Comment: Small, single-stemmed tree, arcing over forestry road. Height 5 m; DBH 5 cm. Bark dark brown, with tight braided furrows; young branches orange-brown. Leaves ovate, 6 cm long and 3 cm wide; entire. Capsules borne on compound infructescence, each rounded with three lobes, green turning reddish.
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