20 September 2018.
Honshu, Japan
Locality: Wakayama Prefecture, Higashimuro-gun; Kozagawa-cho; Wakayama Experimental Forest, Hirai (Hokkaido University Forest).
Coordinates: 33.6621, 135.6578
(Map it)
Elevation: 700m.
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:Chamaecyparis obtusa:Daphniphyllum macropodum:Enkianthus cernuus f. rubens:Eurya japonica:Hydrangea sikokiana:Litsea coreana:Pinus parviflora:Pseudotsuga japonica:Quercus acuta:Sciadopitys verticillata:Stewartia monadelpha:Trochodendron aralioides:Zelkova serrata
Aspect: ;
Slope: 45 Degrees;
Soil Texture:
Comment: Shrub. Height 3 m. Bark tan. Leaves alternate, elliptic, red petiole, finely serrate, 2.5 cm long x 1.5 cm wide. Infructescences racemes of very small capsules, each approximately 3 mm long.
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