| Family |
Cornaceae |
| Scientific name |
Alangium platanifolium (Siebold & Zuccarini) Harms var. trilobum (Miquel)
Ohwi |
| Synonyms |
Alangium platanifolium (Siebold & Zuccarini) Harms var. macrophyllum
(Siebold & Zuccarini) Wangerin; Alangium sinicum (Nakai) S. Y. Hu et
al.; Marlea macrophylla Siebold & Zuccarini; Marlea platanifolia Roxburgh
var. triloba Miquel; Marlea sinica Nakai |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) uri-no-ki [melon tree] |
| (English common name) none |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Honshu (west of Miyagi Prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan |
| Chromosomal number |
unknown |
| Description |
Plants 3-4m. Leaves 10-20cm length. Flowers 6 white petals each 3-3.5cm,
flowering in May to June. Deciduous. Shrub. |
| Reference |
Alangium platanifolium (Siebold & Zuccarini) Harms var. trilobum (Miquel)
Ohwi |
| Alangium platanifolium (Siebold & Zucc.) Harms var. trilobum (Miq.)
Ohwi |
