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The "Hama-hisakaki" (Eurya emarginata) belongs to Theaceae (the Tea family). It is a small evergreen tree that is distributed in Chiba prefecture and Aichi prefecture west to Shikoku, Kyushu of Japan, as well as Taiwan, the southern Korean Peninsula and China. This tree grows in the coastal areas of warm climate and can reach 1.5-5 m in height. The leaves are elongated obovoid, thick and alternate with hollow tips. This tree is dioecism and the small greenish white 5-petaled flowers come in axiles from October to February. The female flower is smaller than the male one. The fruits are round and ripen black. These trees are planted in parks and gardens. In Taiwanese Chinese, it is called "凹葉柃木", and "濱柃" (bin ling) in Chinese.
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