Fraxinus platypoda Oliver

This ash occurs in China and Japan (synonym F. spaethiana Lingelsh.) and is recognised by swollen leaf petiole bases.

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Fraxinus platypoda, Kyoto Botanical Garden, 3 May 1999. Fraxinus platypoda, RBG Kew, 2 Sept. 2000.
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Old female inflorescences, leaves expanding.		 Fraxinus platypoda 57.4KB
Note swollen petiole bases.

Fraxinus spaethiana, Chichibu mountains, Japan, 7 May 1999.
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Large flowering tree.		 Fraxinus spaethiana 47.0KB
Young leafing branch.		 Fraxinus spaethiana 59.3KB
Leafing branch with old female flowers.		 Fraxinus spaethiana 57.7KB
Expanded leaves.		 Fraxinus spaethiana 52.4KB
Expanded leaves.

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