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Hisakaki
Eurya japonica
ヒサカキ
An evergreen small tree of the Pentaphylacaceae family, widely used as offerings at Shinto and Buddhist altars. In early spring it bears dense clusters of small white to pale yellow flowers with a distinctive odor.
Identification Points
- ✓葉は革質で互生、縁に細かい鈍鋸歯
- ✓花は葉腋に下向きに咲き強い匂いがある
- ✓雌雄異株で雌株は黒紫色の球形果
Habitat
本州・四国・九州・沖縄の常緑樹林、社寺林
Season
3〜4月（花）／10〜12月（果実）
3D Specimen Model
Kyushu University, Shikano Lab (CC0)
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Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Asterids > Ericales > Pentaphylacaceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous
Sources & References
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