21 September 2018.
Honshu, Japan
Locality: Wakayama Prefecture, Higashimuro-gun; Kozagawa-cho; Wakayama Experimental Forest, Hirai (Hokkaido University Forest).
Coordinates: 33.6582, 135.6658
(Map it)
Elevation: 590m.
Environment description: Mixed broadleaved evergreen, deciduous and coniferous forest; north-running stream valley. Soil rocky.
Associated species: Acer palmatum:Aesculus turbinata:Daphniphyllum macropodum:Eurya japonica:Leucothoe keiskei:Litsea coreana:Quercus acuta:Rhododendron serpyllifolium:Trochodendron aralioides:Zelkova serrata
Aspect: ;
Slope: 45 Degrees;
Soil Texture:
Comment: Shrub, multi-stemmed. Height 4 m; basal diameter 10 cm. Bark light brown, flaky. Leaves opposite, large, oak-like, up to 22 cm long x 15 cm wide. Infructescence a large cyme of small capsules with occasional sterile flowers, up to 22 cm across.
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