21 September 2018.
Honshu, Japan
Locality: Wakayama Prefecture, Higashimuro-gun; Kozagawa-cho; Wakayama Experimental Forest, Hirai (Hokkaido University Forest).
Coordinates: 33.6582, 135.6658
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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:Hydrangea sikokiana:Leucothoe keiskei:Litsea coreana:Quercus acuta:Trochodendron aralioides:Zelkova serrata
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Soil Texture:
Comment: Shrub. Height 1.5 m. Bark tan. Leaves opposite, elliptic, cuneate base, 12 cm long x 5 cm wide. Fruits small green capsules, no sterile flowers.
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