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| June 2007 at Ushiku Forest Park |
June 2007 at Ushiku Forest Park |
| Family | Hydrangeaceae |
| Scientific name | Hydrangea serrata (Thunberg ex Murray) Séringe var. thunbergii (Siebold) H. Ohba |
| Synonyms | Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunberg ex Murray) Séringe var. thunbergii (Siebold) Makino |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) amacha [sweet tea], ko-amacha [small sweet tea] |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Kanto region, Central region) |
| (Other nations) none | |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=36 |
| Description | Plants 0.7-1m. Leaves 5-10cm. Flowers pale purple to pale blue, flowering in June to June to July. Deciduous. Shrub. |
| Note | Hydrangea serrata var. thunbergii is leratively small plant and involves Phyllodulcin. Due to this, dry leaves of Hydrangea serrata var. thunbergii have sweet taste and used to use as tea lewaves or also as a sugar diet.Hydrangea serrata var. thunbergii has been cultivated broadly in Japan. |
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| June 2007 at Ushiku Forest Park |
June 2007 at Ushiku Forest Park |
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| June 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
June 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
