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(Upload on June 12 2014) [ 日本語 | English ]

Michelia L. (オガタマノキ) Karatane-ogatama (カラタネオガタマ, 唐種招霊), banana shrub Tou-ogamata (トウオガタマ, 唐小賀玉) Lifeform: evergreen short tree < 5 m high Distribution: native to southern China (imported to Japan in Edo Era) Flower: spring to early summer with banana flavor Use: garden tree (often seen at shrines), medicine

Synonyms: Magnolia figo (Lour.) DC., often used

Michelia figo transplanted in Japan

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[1-3] at a rooftop garden, Kanda Shrine (神田明神), Tokyo, on May 30 2014.