Family | Styracaceae |
Scientific name | Styrax japonicus Siebold & Zuccarini |
Synonyms | Cyrta japonica (Siebold & Zuccarini) Miers; Styrax bodinieri H. Léveillé. Styrax japonica Siebold & Zuccarini var. macrophylla Nakai ex Hanbury; Styrax seminatus Farges |
Common name | (Japanese common name) ego-no-ki [bitter tree] |
(English common name) Japanese snowbell | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido (Hidaka region), Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Laos | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=40 |
Description | Plants 7-15m. Leaves 4.5-8cm length. Flowers white corollas 1.5-2cm, flowering in May to June. Deciduous. Arbor trees. |
Reference | Styrax japonicus Siebold & Zucc. |
Styrax japonicus Siebold & Zuccarini | |
Herbicidal compositions (US Patent 4265654/1981) | |
Herbicidal composition and herbicidal processes (US Patent 4552584/1985) |
May 2007 at forest edge |
May 2007 at forest edge |
May 2007 at forest edge |
May 2007 at forest edge |
May 2007 at forest edge |