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(Upload on June 21 2014) [ 日本語 | English ]

Polyspora Sweet (タイワンツバキ) Taiwantsubaki (タイワンツバキ, 台湾椿), fried egg plant or fried egg tree Lifeform: evergreen tree or shrub (< 9 m tall) Distribution: China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan) - Hong Kong - Taiwan Habitat: subtropical forests Petiole: short (≈ 1–1.5 cm l), glabrous without hair and typically green

Use: gardening (garden tree, park tree) Synonyms: Gordonia shimadae Ohwi Gordonia axillaris (Roxb. ex Ker Gawl.) Dietr., often used for gardening - var. tagawae (Ohwi) H. Keng, discarded - var. nantoensis H. Keng, discarded

Polyspora axillaris grown in Japan

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[1-3] in Fukuoka Zoo and Botanical Garden, northern Kyushu, on September 20 2025.