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Himesyara🌺
Stewartia monadelpha
ヒメシャラ
A deciduous tree of the Theaceae family characterized by smooth, beautiful reddish-brown bark. In early summer it produces small white flowers smaller than those of natsutsubaki.
Identification Points
- ✓樹皮は赤褐色で滑らか
- ✓花はナツツバキより小型（径2cm）
- ✓葉は楕円形で互生
Habitat
本州（神奈川以西）・四国・九州の山地
Season
6〜7月（花）
3D Specimen Model
Kyushu University, Shikano Lab (CC0)
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Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf type
Simple
Venation
Pinnate
Evergreen/Deciduous
Evergreen
Petal count
Many
Stipules
Absent
Leaf dissection
Undivided
Flower symmetry
Actinomorphic
Plant sex
Hermaphrodite
Phylogenetic Positionツバキ科 →
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Ericales > Theaceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous to Paleogene
Sources & References
🤖Claude AI
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