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Japanese Silver Tree🌿
Neolitsea sericea
シロダモ
An evergreen tree of the Lauraceae family named for the silvery white underside of its leaves. It is dioecious, and in late autumn small yellow flowers bloom at the same time as its red fruits ripen.
Identification Points
- ✓葉裏は銀白色（絹毛）
- ✓新葉は黄褐色の絹毛に覆われる
- ✓花と前年の果実が同時期
Habitat
本州・四国・九州・沖縄の暖温帯林
Season
10〜11月（花）／10〜11月（果実）
3D Specimen Model
Kyushu University, Shikano Lab (CC0)
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Leaf type
Simple
Venation
Pinnate
Evergreen/Deciduous
Evergreen
Stipules
Absent
Flower symmetry
Actinomorphic
Aromatic
Aromatic
Stamen count
3-4
Phylogenetic Positionクスノキ科 →
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Magnoliids > Laurales > Lauraceae
Divergence Era
Early Cretaceous (approx. 120 million years ago onward)
Sources & References
🤖Claude AI
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