Kinshibai (Golden Thread Plum) - Kinshibai (English spelling) Hypericum patulum

Japanese: キンシバイ(金糸梅) - キンシバイ（英語表記）Hypericum patulum

A semi-deciduous small shrub of the Hypericaceae family. Native to China, it is cultivated in gardens. The stem is thin and highly branched. It can grow up to 1m in height. The leaves are opposite, sessile, ovate-oblong, entire, and thin. The underside is whitish-green, and when viewed through a diaphragm, sparse oil spots can be seen. In summer, beautiful yellow five-petaled flowers about 3cm in diameter grow at the ends of the branches. There are many stamens, which are fused at the base to form a bundle.

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Japanese:

オトギリソウ科の半落葉小低木。中国原産で庭園に栽植されている。茎は細く，枝分れが多い。高さ 1mに及ぶ。葉は対生し，無柄で卵状長楕円形，全縁で質は薄い。裏面は白緑色で透かしてみると油点がまばらに見える。夏に，枝の先に径 3cmあまりの美しい黄色の5弁花をつける。おしべは多数あり，基部で癒着して束になっている。

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