Platycrater arguta




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