Nejiki (twisted wood) - Lyonia ovalifolia

Japanese: ネジキ(捩木) - ネジキ(英語表記)Lyonia ovalifolia
Nejiki (twisted wood) - Lyonia ovalifolia
A deciduous shrub or small tree of the Ericaceae family. It is found in the temperate zone of eastern Asia. In Japan, it grows in sunny mountainous areas of Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. Its name comes from the twisted trunk. The leaves are alternate, stalked, long ovate, 4-12 cm long, and hairy on both sides. Japanese species have smaller leaves than those on the continent, and are sometimes considered a variant or subspecies. In May and June, it grows 4-6 cm racemes and bears rows of white, urn-shaped flowers that hang downward.

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Japanese:
ツツジ科の落葉低木または小高木。アジア東部の温帯に分布する。日本では本州,四国,九州の山地の日当りのよいところに生える。幹がねじれるところからこの名がある。葉は互生し,柄があって長さ4~12cmの長卵形,葉の両面に伏毛がある。日本のものは大陸のものに比して葉が小さく,変種または亜種とすることもある。5~6月に,4~6cmの総状花序を伸ばして,白い壺形の小花を下向きに並べてつける。

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