大島桜 Oshima Cherry

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大島桜 Oshima Cherry🌸

Cerasus speciosa

オオシマザクラ

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バラ科木本落葉樹サクラ白花桜餅

A deciduous tree of the Rosaceae family, a cherry species native to the Izu Islands. It is the parent of many ornamental cultivars including Somei-yoshino. Its leaves are used to wrap sakura-mochi.

Identification Points

  • ✓花は白色〜淡紅色で大きく、葉と同時に開く
  • ✓葉縁の鋸歯先端が芒状
  • ✓葉や枝に毛がない

Habitat

伊豆諸島原産、本州各地に植栽

Season

3〜4月（花）

3D Specimen Model

Kyushu University, Shikano Lab (CC0)

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Morphological TraitsAI-estimated, needs verification

Leaf arrangement

Alternate

Petal count

5 petals

Flower symmetry

Actinomorphic

Plant sex

Hermaphrodite

Stamen count

3-4

Phylogenetic Positionバラ科 →

Phylogenetic Position

Angiosperms > Eudicots > Core eudicots > Rosales > Rosaceae

Divergence Era

Late Cretaceous (approx. 90 million years ago onward)

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Sources & References

🤖Claude AI

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