Taxon

Stewartia serrata

 
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Stewartia serrata - Japanese Stewartia, Sawtooth Stewartia
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Common name: Japanese Stewartia, Sawtooth Stewartia
Family: Theaceae (Tea)
Distribution: Japan
Habitat: Mountainous areas in forest
Hardiness: -20 - 10 F
Life form: Deciduous tree
Foliage characteristics: Simple, alternate, elliptic to obovate leaves with serrate margins and pointed tips. Slightly downy on underside of leaf. 1.5-3" long.
Fruit characteristics: Ovoid, woody, and beaked. .75" diameter.
Bloom Time: Late spring to early summer.
Bark characteristics: Red-brown, mottled bark. Twigs can be hairy.
Average height: 30'
Bloom characteristics: Solitary, cup-shaped, white flowers with yellow anthers and an occasional red spot on the outer surface of petals. 2" diameter.
Description: Sawtooth stewartia is similar to the Japanese stewartia, but it has serrated leaves and its white flowers frequently have a red tint on the outer petals.
Links: GRIN Taxonomy - Simple Query Species Data • Oregon State University College of Agricultural Sciences

Locations

  • 1: Freer Gallery (FREER) • Accession: 2017-0497*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
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