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Atago Mountain Plants-Trees 4

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Trees and other pages (flowers are on pages 1 to 3 according to the season). Images of trees with flowers and fruits are also displayed by season. The species names are listed in order of Aiueo on the left side. Click to move to the location where the image was displayed.
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Other trees / plants-4

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ナツフジ
フウトウカズラ

Millettia

Piper kadsura

Kuzu Kazeto. Piperales Piperaceae Pepper genus. Also known as Tsurugosho. The only species of Piperaceae in mainland Japan. It is a vine and grows naturally on Mt. Atago. Mostly on warm coasts. Dioecious. The flowering season is from April to May. The spikes (inflorescences) of female plants are 4 to 8 cm. Many small female flowers can be seen in each grain. The color of the flower is white, but since the anther is yellow, it looks yellow as a whole (yellowish green when immature). The flowers of the male plant are yellowish green and the grains are invisible.
Red fruits (on females) in winter. It has a faint pepper scent, but it cannot be used as a fragrance. It is said that the stems and leaves are put in a bath to make a medicinal bath, which is effective for neuralgia, bruising, and fractures.
In addition, there is a non-vine species of Chasuble (Critically Endangered) on Hahajima Island, Ogasawara, but there is only one native strain.

 
Natsufuji. A vine deciduous tree of the genus Millettia (Mauve) in the family Leguminosae. The scientific name is Wisteria japonica . Also known as Doyo Fuji (earthen wisteria). This is because it blooms in the summer or when it is used for soil. The vine is left-handed. The vine is thinner than similar Fuji and Yamafuji, and only Natsufuji has almost no hair on the back of the leaves.
 
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