Japan Flora: Much-branched shrub, 1-2 m. high, with slen¬der glabrous branches; leaves membranous, oblique, ovate, 3-5 cm. long, 1.5-3 cm. wide, acute, slightly cordate, glabrous on upper side, glaucescent and short stellate-hairy while young beneath, appressed-pilose on the under side of the nerves, un¬dulate, short awned-toothed, the lateral nerves 5 to 7 pairs, the petioles 5-15 mm. long; flowers 1-3, pale yellow, about 15 mtn. long; stamens slightly shorter than the petals. Mar.-Apr. Mountains;

Honshu (n. Kinki Distr. and Kaga, Echi- zen, and Mino Prov.); widely planted. Formosa.