柳叶苏桂(柳叶金桂)
树枝和树叶
Branches and Leaves
•小乔木或灌木,高4~ 7 m,树冠圆球形:树皮灰褐色。叶长圆形或长圆状披针形,长10 ~ 14cm,宽3~4(4.5)cm;叶面平整,叶缘略下卷;基部宽楔形或呈狭楔形、略下延生长;先端渐尖或长渐尖,叶尖向背面弯折;全缘或先端略有不明显锯齿,幼树和萌生枝之叶锯齿较多;侧脉10~ 12对,叶色较深。叶柄长6~ 8 mm。叠生花芽(1)2个,稀3个,每花序有花5~6(8)朵,着花较稀疏。花梗长6~9mm,绿色。花萼绿色,2裂。花浅黄色至金黄色(RHS-CC 13A~ 13B,后期为RHS-CC 9C)。
•Small tree or shrub to 4-7 m; crown spheroidal; bark grey brown. Leaves oblong or narrowly oblong lanceolate, 10-14 cm x 3-4 (4.5) cm; adaxial deep green, smooth, base broadly cuneate or suddenly narrowed to narrow cuneate, slightly decurrent into the petiole; apex acuminate or long acuminate, leaning; margin slightly reflexed, entire or slightly serrate near apex, but fairly serrate in young plants and suckers shoots;secondary veins 10-12 pairs; petiole 6-8 mm long.


花
Flower
•花冠斜展或近于平展,偶反卷状,直径7~8(9)mm;裂片倒卵形或近于梯形,较肥厚,长约3mm.宽约2~3mm, 顶端宽钝、截形;雌蕊完全败育。但柱头明显可见。花期第一批花9月下旬至10月上旬,占总花量的80%以上;第二批10月中下旬,开花非常零星。
•Flower buds 2 pairs, rarely 1, 3 per node, each producing 5-6 (8) flowers, blossom fairly sparse; pedicels 6-9 mm long, green; calyx green, 2-lobed; corolla inclined or nearly spreading, rarely reflexed, light yellow to golden-yellow (RHS-CC 13A-13B, 9C); 7-8 (9) mm diameter; corolla lobes obovate or nearly trapezoidal, about 3 mm x 2-3 mm, apex obtuse; Pistils abortive, but stigma evident. Blooming 2 times a year, in late September to early October, and middle to late October.


分布
Distribution
•湖北咸宁、武汉。浙江杭州、江苏南京有栽培。
•Xianning. Wuhan, Hubei; Hangzhou, Zhejang; Nanjing, Jiangsu.
备注
Remark
•花冠裂片特殊,倒卵形或近于剃形,较肥厚,顶端宽钝、截形。其叶细长,与球桂“Qiugui” 相似,但叶柄短,叶面平整,基部常下延生长。
•Corolla lobes, obovate or nearly trapezoidal, thick, apex broad obtuse or truncate Leaves narrow and long. It is special cultivar.
