Lyonia

Japanese: Lyonia
Lyonia

...A deciduous tree of the Ericaceae family that grows in sunny mountainous areas and prefers rocky areas. Its name comes from its twisted trunk. The trunk stands upright and grows to a height of 5-6m. The leaves are ovate with pointed tips, 4-12cm long and 3-7cm wide, and have no sawtooth. In June, slender inflorescences grow from the axils of the previous year's branches, and white, tubular flowers open downward in a row. The tip of the corolla is shallowly divided into five lobes, and the tube contains ten stamens. The anthers have two horn-like projections on the lower back and open at the tip. The capsule is oblate, 4mm in diameter, and divided into five lobes. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Lyonia" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…山地の日当りのよい所に生え,岩地を好むツツジ科の落葉小高木。幹がねじれているので,捩木の名がある。幹は直立して高さ5~6mになる。葉は卵形で先がとがり,長さ4~12cm,幅3~7cmで,鋸歯はない。6月,前年の枝の葉腋(ようえき)から細長い花序を伸ばし,白色で筒形の花が1列に並んで下向きに開く。花冠の先は浅く5裂し,花筒内に10本のおしべがある。葯は背面下部に2本の角状突起があり,先端が開孔する。蒴果(さくか)は扁球形で径4mm,5裂する。…

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