Japanese name: アサガラ（麻殻） Scientific name:Pterostyrax corymbosa
[Overview]
A deciduous small tree 6–10 m tall, found in the mountains.
Young branches have stellate hairs.
The leaves are simple and alternate, broadly elliptic to nearly round, 8–18 cm long.
The leaf margin has fine teeth, and the tips of the teeth are often short and thread-like.
The underside of the leaf is pale green, and both surfaces have sparse hairs on the veins, but there are no long white hairs.
There are 5–8 pairs of lateral veins.
The petiole is 1.5–2.3 cm long.
A drooping panicle 8–12 cm long at the branch tip bears many white 5-petaled flowers.
The petals are oblong.
There are 10 stamens and 1 pistil, both longer than the corolla.
The fruit is an obovate drupe with 5 ridges and stellate hairs, and a beak-like style remains at the tip.
