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Hydrangea macrophylla
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Family:
HYDRANGEACEAE
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Citation: Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) Ser. in DC., Prodr. 4: 15. 1830
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Description:
Stout, dense, undershrub with rounded crown. Leaves decussate, elliptic to broadly-ovate, to 20 x 10 cm, coriaceous, base cuneate, margin coarsely serrate, apex acuminate, strongly ribbed, glabrous except on veins below; petiole to 2.5 cm; stipule 0. Inflorescence of compact, hemispherical, terminal cymose clusters to 15 cm wide; sterile flowers peripheral to the inflorescence, with prominent calyx-lobes to 3.5 cm wide; fertile ones smaller, interior. Calyx-tube adnate to ovary; lobes 4 or 5, petaloid. Petals 4 or 5, obovate, 5 mm wide, valvate. Stamens 10, free. Ovary half-inferior, 2-5-celled; ovules numerous, on axile placentae; styles 2-5, stout. Capsule to 6 mm wide, 2-5-celled; seeds numerous.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
June-March
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grown as garden plant
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Distribution:
Native of Japan
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Blue, Violet
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
Yes
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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