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 Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) Ser. 

Synonym	:	Hydrangea macrophylla f. normalis (E.H. Wilson) H. Hara
Family	:	Hydrangeaceae
Flowering and fruiting period	:	June-March
Distribution	:	Native of Japan
Distribution in kerala		All Districts
Habitat	:	Grown as garden plant
Endemic/Exotic		Exotic
Uses	:	Ornamental purposes
Key Botanical Characters  :  Stout, dense, undershrub with rounded crown. Leaves decussate, elliptic to broadly-ovate, , coriaceous, base cuneate, margin coarsely serrate, apex acuminate, strongly ribbed, glabrous except on veins belowstipule 0. Inflorescence of compact, hemispherical, terminal cymose clusters to 15 cm wide; sterile flowers peripheral to the inflorescence, with prominent calyx-lobes to 3.5 cm wide; fertile ones smaller, interior. Calyx-tube adnate to ovary; lobes 4 or 5, petaloid. Petals 4 or 5, obovate, 5 mm wide, valvate. Stamens 10, free.. Fruit Capsule ,seeds numerous.