Ontsutsuji - Ontsutsuji

Japanese: オンツツジ - おんつつじ
Ontsutsuji - Ontsutsuji

A large deciduous shrub of the Ericaceae family (APG classification: Ericaceae) that is 2-6 meters tall. The leaves grow in three whorls at the ends of the branches, are broad diamond-shaped, 5-8 cm long, and have short brown hairs on the undersides. As the leaves unfold in April or May, red funnel-shaped flowers measuring 4-5 cm in diameter bloom. The corolla has 5 lobes and 10 stamens. It is found in the Kii Peninsula of Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Jeju Island in Korea.

[Yoshio Kobayashi April 16, 2021]

Main types of azalea (1) [specimen illustration]
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Main types of azalea (1) [specimen illustration]


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

ツツジ科(APG分類:ツツジ科)の落葉大低木で、高さ2~6メートル。葉は枝先に3輪生し、広菱(こうりょう)円形、長さ5~8センチメートルで裏面に短褐毛がある。4~5月ごろ開葉とともに赤色の漏斗(ろうと)状、径4~5センチメートルの花が開く。花冠は5中裂し、雄しべは10本。本州の紀伊半島、四国、九州、朝鮮の済州(さいしゅう)島に分布する。

[小林義雄 2021年4月16日]

ツツジのおもな種類(1)〔標本画〕
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ツツジのおもな種類(1)〔標本画〕


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