Summer Camellia - Stewartia pseudo-camellia

Japanese: ナツツバキ(夏椿) - ナツツバキ（英語表記）Stewartia pseudo-camellia

A deciduous tall tree of the Theaceae family. It grows wild in the mountains throughout Japan except Hokkaido, but is cultivated in gardens for its white camellia-like flowers that bloom in summer. The leaves are alternate, elliptical, about 10 cm long, thick, leathery, and sawtoothed. The flowers are about 5 cm in diameter, do not open flat, and fall off soon after blooming. There are five petals that are wrinkled and have fine sawtooth edges. Both the sepals and petals have noticeable white silky hairs on the dorsal side. The numerous stamens are fused together into a shallow cylinder to form a single stamen. The wood is dense and strong, so it is used for alcove pillars with the bark still attached, as well as for agricultural and tool handles, potter's wheel crafts, carving materials, and firewood.

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Japanese:

ツバキ科の落葉高木。北海道を除く日本各地の山中に自生するが，夏に白いツバキに似た花が咲くので観賞用に庭園に栽植される。葉は互生し楕円形で長さ 10cm内外，厚く革質で，鋸歯がある。花は径 5cm内外で平開せず，開花後すぐ落ちる。花弁は5枚で皺がより，縁に細かい鋸歯がある。萼片，花弁とも背側に白い絹糸状の毛が目立つ。多数あるおしべは浅い円筒状に癒着して単体おしべをつくる。材は緻密でじょうぶなため，樹皮のついたまま床柱とし，また農・工具の柄，ろくろ細工，彫刻材，薪炭材などに用いる。

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