Philadelphus satsumi
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Cornales |
| Family: | Hydrangeaceae |
| Genus: | Philadelphus |
| Species: | P. satsumi
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| Philadelphus satsumi | |
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Philadelphus coronarius L. var. satsumi (Siebold ex Lindl. et Paxton) Maxim.[2] | |
Philadelphus satsumi (バイカウツギ, baika-utsugi) is a species of flowering plant in the family Hydrangeaceae that is endemic to Japan.[1][3]
Description
Philadelphus satsumi is a deciduous shrub with white flowers, each having four petals.[1][3]
Distribution
Philadelphus satsumi is endemic to Japan, where it occurs on Honshū (south from Iwate Prefecture), Shikoku, and Kyūshū (north of Kagoshima Prefecture).[3]
References
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- ^ a b c Lindley, J.; Paxton, J. (1853). Paxton's Flower Garden. Vol. 2. London: Bradbury and Evans. pp. 102–103.
- ^ Maximowicz, C.J. "Revisio Hydrangeearum Asia Orientalis". Mémoires de l'Académie impériale des sciences de Saint-Pétersbourg. 7 (in Latin). 10 (16): 1–48 [40 f.] ISSN 1560-0084.
- ^ a b c Katō, M. [in Japanese]; Ebihara, A. [in Japanese] (March 2011). 日本の固有植物 [Endemic Plants of Japan] (in Japanese). Tokai University Press. pp. 75, 238, 314. ISBN 978-4-486-01897-1.