Liquorice - Liquorice

Japanese: リキュウバイ - りきゅうばい

A deciduous tree of the Rosaceae family cultivated as a flowering tree. Also called Deutzia umbellata. It grows to about 5m in height, with reddish brown twigs. The leaves are narrowly obovate, about 5cm long, usually entire, with powdery white undersides. In late spring, the branches produce racemes at the top of the branches, with 5-10 flowers. The flowers are white, with 5 nearly circular petals, and are rather large, 3-4cm in diameter, making them beautiful. There are about 20 stamens, which are conspicuous. Native to central mainland China, it is cold-resistant, and is cultivated for ornamental purposes not only in China and Japan but also in Europe and the United States.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

花木として栽植されるバラ科の落葉小高木。ウメザキウツギともいう。高さ5mほどになり，小枝は赤褐色。葉は狭倒卵形で長さ5cmあまり，葉縁は通常全縁，裏面は粉白となる。晩春に枝に頂生して総状花序を出し，5～10花をつける。花は白色で，円形に近い5枚の花弁を有し，径3～4cmとやや大きく美しい。おしべは20本前後と多く，目だつ。中国大陸中部原産で，耐寒性があり，中国や日本だけでなく欧米でも観賞用に栽植される。

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