Clethra barbinervis




Family Clethraceae
Scientific name Clethra barbinervis Siebold & Zuccarini
Synonyms Clethra barbinervis var. kawadana (Yanagita) H. Hara; Clethra kawadana Yanagita; Clethra stolonifera Nakai; Clethra wuyishanica Ching ex L. C. Hu; Clethra wuyishanica var. erosa L. C. Hu.
Common name (Japanese common name) ryobu [Japanese pronunciation of Chinese common name]
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Korea, China
Chromosomal number 2n=32
Description Plants 8-10m. Leaves 8-13cm. Flowers white corollas each 5-6mm, flowering in June to September. Deciduous. Arbor trees.
Reference Clethra barbinervis Siebold & Zuccarini
Clethra barbinervis Siebold & Zucc.
Herbicidal compositions (US Patent 4552583/1985)
Recovering metals from soil (US Patent 7268273/2007)



June 2007
at lowland forest edge
June 2007
at lowland forest edge
June 2007
at lowland forest edge



June 2007
at lowland forest edge



December 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
December 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
December 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden