Family | Hydrangeaceae |
Subfamily | Hydrangeoideae |
Tribe | Hydrangeae |
Scientific name | Platycrater arguta Siebold & Zuccarini |
Synonyms | Platycrater arguta Siebold & Zuccarini var. typica C. K. Schneider |
Common name | (Japanese common name) baika-amacha (バイカアマチャ, 梅花甘茶 [meaning: cherry flower sweet tea]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Shizuoka Prefecture, Mie Prefecture, Nara Prefecture, Wakayama Prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) China | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=34 |
Description | Plants 1-1.5m tall. Leaves 10-22cm long, 3-6cm wide, petioles 10-25mm long. Flowers bisexual flowers white 16-22mm across, flowering in June to August. Seeds brown ca. 1mm long. Deciduous. Shrub. |
Reference | Platycrater arguta Siebold & Zuccarini |
Platycrater arguta | |
Note | Platycrater arguta Siebold & Zuccarini var. sinensis H. Hara occurs in China |
July 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
June 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
July 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
June 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |