14 September 2018.
Honshu, Japan
Locality: Tochigi Prefecture, Shioya-gun; Shioya-machi; Funyu Forest - Utsunomiya University Forest.
Coordinates: 36.7821, 139.8242
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Elevation: 400m.
Environment description: Mesic forest dominated by Pinus densiflora, Tsuga sieboldii, and occasional deciduous trees; top of north-south ridge above a hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa) plantation; south edge of collecting site with a large canopy gap. Soil A horizon light tan, clayey; lots of organic matter.
Associated species: Acer sieboldianum:Chengiopanax sciadophylloides:Clethra barbinervis:Enkianthus subsessilis:Gamblea innovans:Hamamelis japonica:Ilex macropoda:Lyonia ovalifolia:Pinus densiflora:Tsuga sieboldii:Viburnum wrightii
Slope: 0 Degrees (Top Of Ridge)
Comment: Very common understory shrub; impressively flowering and fruiting. Fecund! Height 1.5 m. Bark smooth, gray-brown. Leaves elongate to ovate, 7 cm long and 4 cm wide; scurfy hairs on abaxial and adaxial surfaces; margins with irregular wavy teeth. Fruits are small green capsules borne in flat clusters up to 7 cm across.
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