20 September 2018.
Honshu, Japan
Locality: Wakayama Prefecture, Higashimuro-gun; Kozagawa-cho; Wakayama Experimental Forest, Hirai (Hokkaido University Forest).
Coordinates: 33.6655, 135.6558
(Map it)
Elevation: 508m.
Environment description: Mixed broadleaved evergreen, deciduous and coniferous forest; north-running stream valley. Soil thin, rocky with organic matter.
Associated species: Acer palmatum:Aesculus turbinata:Daphniphyllum macropodum:Eurya japonica:Hydrangea sikokiana:Litsea coreana:Pseudotsuga japonica:Quercus acuta:Stewartia monadelpha:Trochodendron aralioides:Zelkova serrata
Aspect: ;
Slope: 45 Degrees;
Soil Texture:
Comment: Shrub. Height 5 m; DBH 12 cm. Bark tan. Leaves alternate, obovate, cuneate base, serrate margins; 5 cm long x 3.5 cm wide. Infructescences racemes of large oblong capsules, each 8 mm long x 5 mm wide.
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