Isu Tree; Myrtle-leafed Distylium
Distylium racemosum · Hamamelidaceae · 조록나무
How to spot it
Flowers have no petals, only a red calyx and purple stamens.
Look
- Leaves
- Leathery, glossy dark green simple leaves with smooth margins, a wedge-shaped base and 5 to 6 pairs of veins.
- Flowers
- In late spring to early summer, petal-less flowers bloom in axillary racemes; the red calyx and vivid purple stamens stand out.
- Fruit
- A woody capsule with two beaks, covered with brown star-shaped hairs, holds oval seeds.
- Bark
- Medium brown.
Where it grows
- Native to
- Native to China and Japan; described as growing in oak forests above about 900 m (3,000 ft).